Originally Posted By: supton
I get that; but what is this adaptive stuff about then?
The linked article a while back was pretty good. From what I gather with a conversation with a Ford tech was that the transmission learns how to shift better. It learns the various line pressures and has accelerometers that it uses to get the smoothest shift. As these things age they may need more or less line pressure to get a good and timely shift. It constantly learns that. Similar to how a modern fuel injected car "learns" the fuel trim for that particular car.
It may "learn" your input over time or if you like to use lots of throttle, etc but I don't think they learn more than your basic driving habits. It's still going to do what it's programmed to do but the adaptive learning tailors it more to your driving situation.
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I'm just trying to figure out how to make it respond the way I want it to. I'm slowly getting there, learning how much throttle I can press down before it will shift.
Maybe a tuner or a vehicle with a manual override. Although most of the manual overrides will still stop you from doing crazy things.
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Oh: the service for this trans says to "check" the fluid, and when it gets loaded up with material, then change. I have read of at least one case of the TC wearing out of clutch material on these trucks (155kmiles IIRC).
IMHO that's some Bravo Sierra right there. Ford is the same way with the transmissions in my vehicles. I still let the dealer do a flush every 30k. Would rather spend the $200 than risk a transmission rebuild. It seems like the better option no matter the manufacturer's "recommendation".
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I get that; I'm just seeing if there is anything else I can do to "enjoy" the experience. It's not bad at the moment, I've adjusted. For the most part. If I can do something a bit different and be "more happy" then that might be nice too.
Maybe just let it do it's thing?