Replaced conductor plate, now slips when cold.
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1999 C43 AMG, 2005 E55 Wagon
Replaced conductor plate, now slips when cold.
99 C43, 322k miles.
Transmission has always been bulletproof. But conductor plate symptoms finally started to show. Every once in a while it would be stuck in 2nd gear (sometimes 3rd) until I restarted the car. I've dealt with it like this for 2+ years because it happens so rarely it wasn't really a big deal. Mostly happened in traffic where 2nd gear is fine anyway.
Finally got around to it, replaced the conductor plate and electrical connector. Added fresh fluid (almost 5 quarts) and used dip stick to get the level right (with car at 80C and idling).
Now, it slips when cold. If the engine/trans warm up even just a little, it behaves fine. If I drive it like a granny you don't see the problem. But as I was leaving my neighborhood and merging into traffic in the morning (cold engine) I had to give it just about 1/2 throttle and the engine just revved like it was in neutral. Let off the throttle and gave it 1/4 throttle and it returned to normal. Have tested and retested, problem repeats but only for the first few minutes while engine/trans are warming up.
Possible my new conductor plate is bad?
Transmission has always been bulletproof. But conductor plate symptoms finally started to show. Every once in a while it would be stuck in 2nd gear (sometimes 3rd) until I restarted the car. I've dealt with it like this for 2+ years because it happens so rarely it wasn't really a big deal. Mostly happened in traffic where 2nd gear is fine anyway.
Finally got around to it, replaced the conductor plate and electrical connector. Added fresh fluid (almost 5 quarts) and used dip stick to get the level right (with car at 80C and idling).
Now, it slips when cold. If the engine/trans warm up even just a little, it behaves fine. If I drive it like a granny you don't see the problem. But as I was leaving my neighborhood and merging into traffic in the morning (cold engine) I had to give it just about 1/2 throttle and the engine just revved like it was in neutral. Let off the throttle and gave it 1/4 throttle and it returned to normal. Have tested and retested, problem repeats but only for the first few minutes while engine/trans are warming up.
Possible my new conductor plate is bad?
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Weird symptoms. Is the conductor plate an OE item?
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12' W204 C63 AMG coupe "T-Rex", 12' W451 Smart Fortwo Pulse (99' W202 C43 AMG + Ultima Can-Am sold)
