garylov

okay, i changed the c solenoid and did the groove grinding thing and it seems to have cured the torque bind issue. but i still have at start up the flashing atf lite and check engine lite stays on. am also still pulling code p0743 "torque converter clutch solenoid circuit/electrical" also i am still only reading 7.9 volts at the fwd fuse terminal . shouldnt this be 12 volts? does anybody know?could some body check theirs just to see? and where is the torque converter clutch solenoid and what does it do? will it hurt to drive it like this. anybody? thanks!! gary l.

pan looks good. cant really tell if it has been taken off recently or not.

the codes i pulled are-p0740 "torque converter clutch solenoid circuit/open" and-p0743 "torque converter clutch solenoid circuit electrical" as read off the scanner. i have read every post i have been able to find concerning tb. nipper you have an awful lot! everybody- all very helpful. i have only read one about possible voltage drop at fwd fuse holder, but i have not been able to find it again. had to do with maybe a pinched wire in transmission. i realize i am going to have to change C solenoid even if just because it is a good idea, sorta like timing belts. i just would like to know what im doing and why im doing it, before i do it. does the voltage to the fwd fuse holder come directly from the solenoid? solenoid being jambed up or just fried causing the voltage drop? trans fluid looks like it was just changed. with the car came a new trans pan gasket in with the spare like someone was going to go in there. guess ill do it just to check screen and wire. from pics ive seen posted looks like solenoid wire runs thru trans. correct? what does the speed sensor do? any tips or sage advice will be appreciated. thanks

i only have 7.9 volts to the fwd fuse holder so i am assuming that even if the "c" was good it wouldn't work.am i looking at a bad wire or what? how can i check? thanks

97 legacy with bad torque bind, flashing oil temp lite.check engine lite. am pulling 2 codes. i dont have with me exactly what they are. i think 740 and743(?) both had to do with electric to trans. tried fuse in fwd socket- nothing. no fwd lite , no diff in tb. checked fuse sockets. one is a ground the other had 7.9 volts. where should i start? can i run a wire from the battery to somewhere to check solenoid or might i fry something? i bought the car in this condition. it only has 107000 miles. is in otherwise great condition. any thoughts on what i should look at 1st ,2nd,and 3rd would greatly appreciated. gary l.