Blew My Transmission

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jwain

Discussion Starter · May 26, 2009

lol that sucks my transmition the lexus dealer confirmed it lol i have ppl from japan taking a look at my car as to why that happened its in the dealer wont be getting it back for another 3 weeks yay a new transmition

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tcelicargtsd

· #2 · May 26, 2009

how did it happen? The tranny on the F should be very strong and reliable unless you did something wrong.

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caymandiver75

· #3 · May 26, 2009

Would you mind giving us more details on the "transmission"? How many miles? What were you doing when it started giving you problems? etc..

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jwain

Discussion Starter · #4 · May 27, 2009

ill tell u what i had a lot of after market parts on it like blittz throttle body controller and intake and exhaust i always used the manual shifting at all time and i would down shift a lot and i would floor it a lot with my throttle body controller on sp3 with sports mode on it got screwed up my car has about 9 thousand miles and everytime i put it in park to reverse there is a big kick and also from second to third gear it kicks also there is a huge delay in the automatic mode when i floor it, it takes 3-4 sec before it picks up its weird dealer confirmed that it was a transmission problem and now they having it inspected.

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mondo540

· #5 · May 27, 2009

Dude....Your english teacher = epic fail.

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beatlepd

· #6 · May 27, 2009

mondo540 said:
Dude....Your english teacher = epic fail.

I couldn't agree more. I've noticed quite a few people on this site writing in jibberish...makes me want to visit the site less and less.

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kingpreetham

· #7 · May 27, 2009

beatlepd said:
I couldn't agree more. I've noticed quite a few people on this site writing in jibberish...makes me want to visit the site less and less.

Maybe you should!!

I remember back in the day, when BMW released the SMG with the M3 they had a lot of issues with the transmission. Mostly coz it was a new concept to most drivers as a result ended up being abused. Am assuming the warranty would cover such damage?

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LexISGuy

· #8 · May 27, 2009

beatlepd said:
I couldn't agree more. I've noticed quite a few people on this site writing in jibberish...makes me want to visit the site less and less.

LOL............

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omarab12

· #9 · May 27, 2009

I have noticed this too!!

By the way do u need a new transmission or it just needs some tuning? Can you please clarify and feed us with some more info when you know anything about it?

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hahaha

· #10 · May 27, 2009

lol jibberish jibberish jibberish, haha

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isflojo

· #11 · May 27, 2009

Maybe the mods aren't a good idea after all, or is it the way you drive? I would hate to buy expensive stuff just to mess up my car.

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VSL-F

· #12 · May 28, 2009

jwain said:
ill tell u what i had a lot of after market parts on it like blittz throttle body controller and intake and exhaust i always used the manual shifting at all time and i would down shift a lot and i would floor it a lot with my throttle body controller on sp3 with sports mode on it got screwed up my car has about 9 thousand miles and everytime i put it in park to reverse there is a big kick and also from second to third gear it kicks also there is a huge delay in the automatic mode when i floor it, it takes 3-4 sec before it picks up its weird dealer confirmed that it was a transmission problem and now they having it inspected.

What intake and exhaust do you have installed?

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FChampOH

· #13 · May 28, 2009

A couple of the "problems" he is describing are already known by a lot of people. The Blitz throttle controller says right in the manual/on the box to consider using the reverse overide switch so that when you put the car in reverse it doesn't "surge" (or have a "big kick"). No secret here. Also, it no secret to any of the IS-F owners that when in "D" and you floor it on the highway there is a slightly longer transition between gears than with most automatics. A dealer with an active "F" champion would recognize these things pretty quickly.

We have a blitz throttle controller we put on our IS-F for a day or two with the Joe Z exhaust and intake, "oh what fun!"

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phootdr

· #14 · May 28, 2009

So does adding the throttle control VOID THE WARRANTY, especially on the tranny?

I had asked this in another post but it was not answered

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FChampOH

· #15 · May 28, 2009

phootdr said:
So does adding the throttle control VOID THE WARRANTY, especially on the tranny?

I had asked this in another post but it was not answered

It's just like any other aftermarket part. If that part is a direct result of a breakdown, than it will not be covered under warranty. If you're ever in doubt of an aftermarket part and worried about your warranty, don't install it. Always research parts you are considering installing to make sure they are reputable and minimize problems.

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JACKISF

· #16 · May 28, 2009

hey fchampoh if i took my cats out and just put staight pipes in would i void my warranty

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tcelicargtsd

· #17 · May 28, 2009

FChampOH said:
A couple of the "problems" he is describing are already known by a lot of people. The Blitz throttle controller says right in the manual/on the box to consider using the reverse overide switch so that when you put the car in reverse it doesn't "surge" (or have a "big kick"). No secret here. Also, it no secret to any of the IS-F owners that when in "D" and you floor it on the highway there is a slightly longer transition between gears than with most automatics. A dealer with an active "F" champion would recognize these things pretty quickly.

We have a blitz throttle controller we put on our IS-F for a day or two with the Joe Z exhaust and intake, "oh what fun!"

Does it take longer to shift when you floor it in D because of the 8 gears? my local dealer didnt let me test drive one so I am not sure how it is

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Flipside909

· #18 · May 29, 2009

Okay guys be nice!

jwain, punctuation and spell check does help.

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FChampOH

· #19 · May 29, 2009

tcelicargtsd said:
Does it take longer to shift when you floor it in D because of the 8 gears? my local dealer didnt let me test drive one so I am not sure how it is

That is a big part of the reason along with TCU programming.

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crazee

· #20 · May 30, 2009

I can say is that when in D mode the car is usually at the highest gear close to the speed you're traveling. So it takes a while for the torque to build up. However, if you want the quick pick up from the torque have some fun in manual mode, but at the risk of paying out more money for fuel.

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