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GOT PROBLEMS OR ISSUES? => PETROL => Topic started by: kabukiman on September 24, 2012, 14:02:44

Title: automatic transmission thumping/ also pinging in petrol engines
Post by: kabukiman on September 24, 2012, 14:02:44

Does anyone else experience a thump when thanging from park, to reverse or drive, or neutral?

Lately either when the car is cold, or after a drive, if it is in park and I change to reverse or drive, it makes a thump, and the car jolts.  It never used to.

Changing between drive and reverse and neutral is fine.


Also, I run my car on 95.  It still pings a little occasionally on hot days, is this something a dealer is able to tune out themselvs, and covered by warranty, or is timing a complex thing on these new cars?

Thanks everyone

Title: Re: automatic transmission thumping/ also pinging in petrol engines
Post by: kabukiman on September 26, 2012, 10:28:01

Disregard the comment about pinging, I put it down to Shell fuel, it does it noticeably less on BP.

Also like my previous car it stopped after an oil change.  strange.

Title: Re: automatic transmission thumping/ also pinging in petrol engines
Post by: 2i30s on September 30, 2012, 08:39:33

is your car idling high,that will cause it to thump as you select reverse or drive from park.  :idea:  the wife's petrol cw auto used to do it and the dealer found it was due to a faulty throttle position sensor [tps],replaced under warranty.  :mrgreen:

Title: Re: automatic transmission thumping/ also pinging in petrol engines
Post by: kabukiman on October 02, 2012, 03:49:33

Quote from: 2i30s on September 30, 2012, 08:39:33

is your car idling high,that will cause it to thump as you select reverse or drive from park.  :idea:  the wife's petrol cw auto used to do it and the dealer found it was due to a faulty throttle position sensor [tps],replaced under warranty.  :mrgreen:

nah idle is fine, it's stopped doing it now anyway, I think it just does it when it gets hot.