07 V8 Tanny - I finally did it!

[Jimmy Lavoie]

Well, I finally did the Dingo 6 speed tranny fix. Last night I disconnected the battery cables, touched them together and lat it sit for 1/2 hour. Reconnected everything and now I'm driving it like I stole it. I'm going to Key West tonight for the weekend so I have a few gas tanks ahead of me for the tranny to re-learn.



I'll let you know the results when I return next week.

 

[MikeSondra Grossen]

good luck, we look forward to your results

 

[Jimmy Lavoie]

Just to follow up a little -



So far, the only thing I noticed is the idle is a little faster and takes a few seconds for it to settle down - like it did when I changed to Todd's TB.



The "Drive it like you stole it" process is GREAT but the gas mileage sucks :angry: - getting around 11mpg - I was getting 16 - 17 when I drove like an old lady - um - I mean old MAN . Oh well, if that's the price I have to pay to resolve it, 3 tanks of gas, at $4 plus per gallon = $180 - $200 - it's worth it...I'll just have to wait and see.



Hey Dingo - what ever happened to my Trail seal? :unsure:

 

[Carey Frennier]

I only have 900 miles on my truck. about 300 on the Dingo fix. So far so good. I have a 10 hours of driving ahead of me this weekend so I'm hoping to get some good mileage under it.

 

[Gavin Allan]

Won't it eventually learn the old way of driving and revert to the original problems if you don't keep driving it like you stole it from now on?

 

[Jimmy Lavoie]

Gavin... according to Dingo - no. His has stayed "fixed" since he started.

 

[EddieS'04]

according to Dingo - no. His has stayed "fixed" since he started

But dingo always drives like he stole it....:lol:

 

[Jimmy Lavoie]

Good point! :blink:

 

[Paul Maurer 2]

Have fun in Key West! What do you have planned?[Broken External Image]:

 

[Martin]

I've been driving mine for almost a week now after doin the 'fix'. I don't drive like a maniac, but my trans is still shifting smooth and I don't have any of the issues I was having before.



I'm getting about 15 mpg's around town and about 24mpg's on the freeway. I plan on continuing to drive the way I am right now for another week, then will cut back to see if the trans starts acting up again.

 

[TrainTrac]

DF,



You're getting 24mpg highway from a V8 ST?:huh: Wow! I can't get near that with my V6 STA, even when I drive like an "old lady". Have you done anything else to improve your mpg?

 

[Martin]

No mods on my truck, but remember, I live in Texas.....so the roads are flat, no hills



Plus, when I do get out of the freeway, there usually is no traffic so I put the cc on and drive aprox 65-70 mph.



One time though, while driving down in the Dallas area and got into some stop n go traffic, I was getting around 21 mpg's. If I 'get on it' in the city, I get about 12-13 mpgs.



So, really depending on how I drive on the freeway, I get between 20-24.....24 is the high end if I take it really easy on the foot and keep the windows closed and use the cc.



Other than that, I keep my truck 'squeeky clean'