A couple of months ago, I had a problem with the transmission in my truck ('00 Mitsu Pajero/Montero) down shifting at WOT. I would floor the gas to the carpet, and the speedometer would barely move. I took to the dealer, who in turn said the kick down cable "needed" adjustment and sorted it out for me. The problem slightly improved, but still continued.
Later on, it turned out my ignition timing was retarded and I had it adjusted with a timing light by the dealer. I suppose the term "came back to life" would be an understatement after that was sorted. I had complaints about excessive fuel consumption, loss of power and more than expected shuddering at idle. Slight turn on the distributor, and it all went away.
Now the kick down cable seems a bit on the "sensitive" side, but I really like the way its adjusted at the moment. At half throttle it would kick down a gear if needed, and if appropriate it even kicks down to first gear for even stronger acceleration at 60-80 km/h (40-55 MPH).
Whilst I really enjoy how responsive it is right now, could this cause the transmission to wear out excessively? I occasionally go WOT, but I'd say that makes up like 10% of my driving. Even then, I don't floor it in one go...I slowly depress the gas as it accelerates. Generally, I cruise at a steady speed and that's that. 80% of my driving is highway. Would there be any harm in leaving it the way it is? Thank you.
Edit: Posted before I completed typing for some reason.
Later on, it turned out my ignition timing was retarded and I had it adjusted with a timing light by the dealer. I suppose the term "came back to life" would be an understatement after that was sorted. I had complaints about excessive fuel consumption, loss of power and more than expected shuddering at idle. Slight turn on the distributor, and it all went away.
Now the kick down cable seems a bit on the "sensitive" side, but I really like the way its adjusted at the moment. At half throttle it would kick down a gear if needed, and if appropriate it even kicks down to first gear for even stronger acceleration at 60-80 km/h (40-55 MPH).
Whilst I really enjoy how responsive it is right now, could this cause the transmission to wear out excessively? I occasionally go WOT, but I'd say that makes up like 10% of my driving. Even then, I don't floor it in one go...I slowly depress the gas as it accelerates. Generally, I cruise at a steady speed and that's that. 80% of my driving is highway. Would there be any harm in leaving it the way it is? Thank you.
Edit: Posted before I completed typing for some reason.
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