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[omegatel]

I know this has been discussed before and I know it's a 4 speed box but sometimes it seems to have 5 speed-appears to change gear 4 times,am I being stupid or what

[RobG]

3 speed + overdrive

[maracus]

I was questioning this a while ago it's all to do with the torque converter locking up, ie, 1st into second, second into 3rd, then the torque converter locks, then Locked 3rd into locked 4th.  seemingly 4 shifts

[omegatel]

I was questioning this a while ago it's all to do with the torque converter locking up, ie, 1st into second, second into 3rd, then the torque converter locks, then Locked 3rd into locked 4th.  seemingly 4 shifts

cheers maracus,just thought I'd magically grown another gear,lol

[Osprey]

Yep, TC locks up in 4th giving what seems like a 5th gear.  You can check this by easing off the gas a little.  If the engine revs drop slightly the TC isn't locked.  If the revs hold steady WRT road speed the TC must have locked. 

The other aspect of this that puzzled me until someone on here lightened my darkness is why the box seems to drop two gears if you accelerate at motorway speed.  It doesn't - the box won't change gears with the TC locked so it unlocks the TC first, allowing revs to rise as if it has changed gear, then it drops a gear for real.   

[TheBoy]

its a 4 speed box