About Crosswind A/T

[XUV-AT2002]

Dear All,

The company assigned to me a 2002 crosswind A/T. Unfortunately the previous user failed to maintain it properly hence a lot of things are miissing already including the service and maintenance records. Need SOS

1. When and where to use O/D switch?
2. How to reduce speed downhill without too much reliance on brakes?
3. When and where to use 2 and L
4. Mabagal ba talaga A/T?
5. Shop near Pasig who can service A/T
6. How to minimize smoke emission?

Thank you,

[OTEP]

Hi. Use search function to check out the various A/T threads.

1. Always keep O/D on. Without it the transmission only shifts up to third gear. Turn it off in case you are climbing steep grades and the transmission keeps shifting between 3rd and 4th or when you are going downhill and need engine braking.

2. Turn O/D off or use the other lower gears 2 and L

3. For climbing steep grades or descending steep grades for extended periods. For short climbs or descents, 'D' is enough.

4. Even the turbo makes less than 100 horsepower so don't expect it to be fast. A Corolla makes more power.

[XUV-AT2002]

Salamat Bro first time to use A/T and join the board not yet familiar with the board features. Will try to use search function.

[XUV-AT2002]

By the way what will be the manifestation that there is something wrong with the A/T? is it okey to step hard on the accelerator pedel at will to gain speed? Thanks

[rion]

4. Mabagal ba talaga A/T?

though you will not feel the push of your back, just look at your speedmeter as you accelerate...

By the way what will be the manifestation that there is something wrong with the A/T?

one would be, the feeling slide everytime the gear shifts up on moderate driving... or the tranny shifts too late on moderate driving...

is it okey to step hard on the accelerator pedel at will to gain speed?

it's ok, the Electronic/Mechanical Sensors knows what to do if you do that.

[niky]

1-3 - sinagot na...

4. Don't worry about how slow it is... the Crosswind MT is no sports car either... but the AT loses a lot of off-the-line push that the MT has. I like to play a game with Crosswind ATs. While going 80 km/h... I will say: "half-throttle" (steady foot on gas) "full throttle" (all the way to the floor)... I will do this over and over again and dare my friends to notice a difference.

5. Can't help you on that, bro.

6. Sakit na yan ng Crosswind. Even new Crosswinds smoke every now and then. Best you can do is follow a shorter oil change interval than the regular 5,000 km change, use a good synthetic oil, have the engine carbon cleaned (the exhaust, too) and use biodiesel or at least very good diesel. It'll probably still smoke. Welcome to the wonderful smell of the best diesel ever made!

Hey, at least it gets good mileage... and it's near unbreakable.

[Djerms]

Very well said niky!

[XUV-AT2002]

Thank you Niky and Rion for sharing your knowhow.


Tanong uli okey naman yun pioneer stereo kaya lang wala na rin yun remote would you know alternative procedure to adjust its clock?

Salamat uli.

[XTO]

6. Sakit na yan ng Crosswind. Even new Crosswinds smoke every now and then. Best you can do is follow a shorter oil change interval than the regular 5,000 km change, use a good synthetic oil, have the engine carbon cleaned (the exhaust, too) and use biodiesel or at least very good diesel. It'll probably still smoke. Welcome to the wonderful smell of the best diesel ever made!

really sir niky? does it make a noticeable diff compared to mineral based. TIA

[niky]

I wouldn't know for sure... we're going to try it on the next oil change.

But synthetic allows you to run longer oil changes, and I've noticed that our Crosswind starts to smoke quite a bit more when it gets close to the 5000 km oil change interval... so synthetic should theoretically help a bit.

[rion]

Tanong uli okey naman yun pioneer stereo kaya lang wala na rin yun remote would you know alternative procedure to adjust its clock?

hehe... yung local pioner carstereo din ng kuya ko, hanggang ngayon di ko alam magadjust sa clock. maybe try hitting two bottons together like clock+1 or clock+(+ symbol) yung ang ginawa ko sa Pioner carstereo na galing Subic.

[XUV-AT2002]

Mga Kapatid I was able to adjust the clock stereo. Just turnoff the unit and press for a few seconds the function key then the clock will show. Then push the left-right or up-down arrow key to adjust it. I get the info from the other threads.

As to the concerns about the A/T and smoke emission meron ba kayo alam na reliable shop na expert sa A/T and diesel engine. Hindi naman "daw" agad nag ka-calibrate just because of heavy black smoke. Sayang ang power ng makina hindi translated to decent speed ang tagal mag accelerate to 100kph.

[charriolkid]

OT: We're selling ours if anyones interested.. 2003 xuvi.. pm me if u like thanks!

[Kikkomann]

is it okey to step hard on the accelerator pedel at will to gain speed? Thanks

IMHO, ok ito kung tumatakbo ka na talaga (say, nasa 60 ka na tapos ibabaon mo yung silinyador para bumilis). Pero kung from stationary tapos ibabaon mo agad yung silinyador para humarurot, AFAIK, mas madali daw masisira ang transmission.

[mclean]

Hello,guys.Need help. Just got my 2nd hand XTO 2001.Gusto ko sanang i upgrade ang audio and add video ,kasi stock pa siya.Magkano kaya ang abutin ng DVD/MP3 /FM setup including monitors? Siguro gamitin ko na lang muna yong dating speakers.Thanks sa feed backs nyo.

[rion]

Mga Kapatid I was able to adjust the clock stereo. Just turnoff the unit and press for a few seconds the function key then the clock will show. Then push the left-right or up-down arrow key to adjust it. I get the info from the other threads.

As to the concerns about the A/T and smoke emission meron ba kayo alam na reliable shop na expert sa A/T and diesel engine. Hindi naman "daw" agad nag ka-calibrate just because of heavy black smoke. Sayang ang power ng makina hindi translated to decent speed ang tagal mag accelerate to 100kph.

regarding your poor acceleration concerns, I'm sure the that a/t crosswind is not that dissapointingly slow.

Imo, it's funny to say it's slow because it has only 4 gears or the elec & mech sensors are dumb and stupid.

the sensors knows when to shift exactly and even shifts quicker than us. but it's still slower than a m/t because of the torque converter that gives up a significant amount of power.

torque converter works like two Line up electric fans in a room. when one fan (engine) is turned on, and if the fans are close enough together, the other fan (tranny) will begin to turn as well. The identical process occurs in a torque converter, except that transmission fluid takes the place of air.

and I think isuzu a/t still uses torque converter not the cvt...

btw,

In theory, a car with a CVT should be 25-percent faster than the same car with the same engine and a manual transmission

http://cvt.com.sapo.pt/performances/performances.htm
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/cvt2.htm

when it comes to calibration, there is no difference between A/T and M/T fuel system. any good calibration shops will do. as long as they do not touch anything else.

[CODE]which reminds me of our disaster experience in a particular calibration shop. our A/T vehicle have it cleaned it's fuel pump and injectors. after the service, the vehicle's smoke was better. but now it takes up to 30kph before the 1st gear shifts to 2nd. the calibration shop could not do anything to solve it. days later I found out it was the vacuum pump hoses and Boost Compensator were connected very wrong. it ends up damaging the tranny.[/CODE]

[Sportivo]

Accelerator - The new model Sportivo AT now is that when you push accelerator down the floor, it will go back to previous gear to gain momentom and speed so that it is very useful for overtaking.

[Benzmizer]

Accelerator - The new model Sportivo AT now is that when you push accelerator down the floor, it will go back to previous gear to gain momentom and speed so that it is very useful for overtaking.

aka Kickdown switch?