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Technical => Drivetrain Tech => Topic started by: Cornfed85 on March 16, 2016, 01:11:50 PM

Title: C5 lock up torque converter
Post by: Cornfed85 on March 16, 2016, 01:11:50 PM
Hi, I was just wondering, do all C5s have a lock up torque converter? How can you tell if it's working? Thanks.
Title: C5 lock up torque converter
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on March 16, 2016, 02:05:58 PM
Lockup converter is what makes a C5, if it didn't have lockup it'd be a C4, those were discontinued in '82...

It should have a extra shift(so to speak), may be rather mild compared to other gears... If lockup is working, RPMs will drop around 200 when it engages... Also in lockup revs will only change as vehicle picks up speed, no "flare" in RPM on light throttle as with a C4...

What goes wrong with them? Dunno, never owned one(or a Ford 3.8)...
Title: C5 lock up torque converter
Post by: Cornfed85 on March 16, 2016, 07:15:03 PM
Ok, thanks. I don't have a tach, so I don't know exactly what RPM I am running at, but I've never heard or felt anything that would resemble it locking up.