is there such thing as a torque converter reset?

[wez_p]

i'm on a mission to find out what the vibration is that i get when my auto is sat in 'drive' with my foot on the brake

 

it's also sometimes noticeable when allowing the car to 'idle' it's way forward if you know what i mean, when it's a slight incline, such as when i'm putting it in the garage

 

if i pop it out into neutral or park then it's fine again which is leading me to believe it may be something to do with the auto box / torque converter

 

the idle speed doesn't seem to affect it much, and i've also fitted an earthing kit in case it was some kind of electrical drain issue or bad earth

 

has anyone ever heard of resetting or re-calibrating a torque converter? i'm a bit puzzled really on how to solve this one

 

thanks,

 

Wes

[hadyn]

time for a fluid change?

[wez_p]

time for a fluid change?

 

definitely a possibility, cheers Hadyn

 

i've checked the fluid level & it seems fine but it's got to be worth a try

[JohnA]

You checked the level with the engine running, right?

[wez_p]

You checked the level with the engine running, right?

 

 

yes but this was at least 6 months ago now so will do it again to be sure

[JohnA]

...I was just checking that you haven't got problems from overfilling it, quite an easy thing to happen if you hadn't had an auto before (like myself, I first thought it was like manual boxes)