Location: Castle Hill Sydney Austra...
Registered: November 2003
Please help! 1UZ-FE 4.0lt V8
Tue, 09 December 2003 00:35
can sombody give me an adress or someone i can talk to in regards to my gearbox prob! if you havent heard i own an ea falcon with a 1UZ-FE in it and when you drive it from first to second it stays for 3 secs and then drops straight into third if i could get second gear it would be leathel so im pretty desprate to give it a run up against a holden so a need someone i can trust and has a good reputation thanks ! anyone thats got any questions feel free to ask!
Location: Castle Hill Sydney Austra...
Registered: November 2003
Re: Please help! 1UZ-FE 4.0lt V8
Tue, 09 December 2003 22:46
what do you mean driving it on the stick (having to manuel shift from first second third and fourth) well if that is what it means thats what i have to do to change gears! so does that mean im not running the gearbox computer?
yes you're correct...you don't have a gearbox computer.
lexus somehow in built this function into the autos to stop them being driven like a manual as to save the (very) expensive drivetrain components - hence why it will just go straight to third to save the shock loading.
the only remedy is to either run the gearbox computer (and only one luxo barge has it - the rest of the 1UZs g'box comps are all intergral in the main comp.) or run KDogs shift box and have fun driving like Mario Andretti.
or try and make a holden 4L60 / 80E computer run it...
Tue, 09 December 2003 00:35
