purplexj

so went to start the jeep this morning and it was a pretty rough start and the check engine light came on. so i cleaned out the throttle body and then it would start fine, but i would rev it up and let off the throttle and it would die.

when i got moving (auto trans) it would not shift out of 1st until it got to 4k rpm, and then i couldnt even get it out of 2nd ( i didnt get to 4k rpm in 2nd cus i didnt need to go very fast). so when i get out of school i take it to a shop i know and get them to run the code, and they send me to a tranny shop (im like son of a b!tch). i get there and they run the code again and mention something about a torque converter somethin or other. so it's still at the tranny shop gettin looked at, they havent called me yet.

anyone got any ideas? and what this could end up costing me roughly ( i dont work on my own tranny, too much for me to handle)

crashzx6r

tps. is my thoughts. did you remove throttle body to clean it
? if so did you hook everything back up right or touc anything out of place? tp is what im guessing but i could be very wrong. some one will chime in and give some advice.

89Cherokee

Check the fuel pump - i had a similar issue and i figured it was the tranny but brought it to a friend and he said fuel pump. replaced the rubber hose connecting the fuel pump to the fuel pump mounting plate and it worked great after that. Have the shop check the fuel pressure - mine was low

a1racer

it sounds like a vacume issue but that should not throw a tranny code.

purplexj

got off the phone with the tranny shop. apparently i lost 2nd gear as well as something else i can't remember. basically calls for a rebuild. $1100 punch in the face

a1racer

You could always go junkyarding for a cheap replacment

Dest

If you lost second gear how did you get into it before? Doesn't sound right to me.

purplexj

i probably wasn't getting into 2nd, just thought i was. i dont really doubt these guys i've worked for places that dealt with them and was referred by someone i have always trusted

EvilBlackXJ

Couldn't hurt to get a second opinion.

mike37

the tarnny would have nothing to do with how it runs
but if it was not running right it would make it seem to shift strange

jd4x426

get a second opinion it never hurts if they tell you same thing then get it done if not well take it from there

89Cherokee

Your description of what is wrong does not sound like a tranny issue... imo

joshpallotta

what is the code it threw

purplexj

showed a certain tranny code, that's why the 1st shop i went to automatically sent me to the transmission shop. then the owner of the tranny shop ran the code with his more specific scanner and explained it to me but i just cant remember what he said

a1racer

yeah you might want to get a second opinion like they are saying this way you are not throwing money away blindly