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  1. Join Date
    Mar 2003
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    #1
    peeps, tips naman on how to avoid dis problem.1st time kong mag-akyat ng matic starex van sa baguio.dapat ba overdrive off?pano rin pala pag pababa?pano engine braking? kac d ba d tranny will just shift up pag pababa?tnx in advance :D

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    #2
    kilalalanin mo ung shifting patterns ng matic ride mo...matitimpla mo naman yan...

    peroi kung paakyat...mejo mahirap yan...

    what i do is OD/OFF tapos depende rin sa ride..kung kaya naman na D lang...like our f150...or minsan gamit ko 2 or even 1 sa some roads using our exalta or vitara na matic.

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    #3
    use "2". pag ayaw pa rin... use L

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    #4
    Keep it in o/d Off then you can shift between the gears to engage some engine braking. Keeping it in "2" keeps the shifting up to 2nd gear only while "L" or "1" keeps it on first. Engine braking usually occurs when you keep the o/d off..

    HTH.

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    #5
    OD on. Malakas hatak sa pataas.

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    #6
    tnx peeps :D

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    #7
    This is what I do:

    When using E150:

    OD off on 2 - can climb up to 60kph, downhill limited to 40kph (w/o stepping on the brake pedal). Engine brake lang ako dito, mahal kasi front brake pads P6500.00 :evil:


    Trooper:

    OD off on 2 - can climb up to 60kph, on dowhhill needs partial stepping on brakes, otherwise 60kph pa din or more. More than twice na ang mileage sa E150, pero di pa rin nagpapalit ng brake pads.. :D

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    #8
    RedHorse,
    for trooper, e kung POWER ON & O/D off for both downhill & uphill?

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    #9
    Nice info.

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    #10
    Nice info.

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    #11

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    #12
    ah malakas ba kumain ng preno pag sa pababa..

    deym.. galing ako cogeo kagabi.. sinususundan ko ung truck pababa puros preni ako..

    bilis pa ng takbo ko.. tsktsk..

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    #13
    6500 ang brake pads ng e150?8O

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    #14
    benny010,

    It wouldn't matter kung Power mode or not. Kasi hindi ka naman tumatapak sa accelerator, eh. Power mode will move the shift point a few hundred rpms higher.

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    #15
    will it matter kung o/d off or on on an incline? e hindi ka naman talaga aabot ng top gear in such a case... limited ka to 1st or 2nd gear lang whether your overdrive is on or off diba?

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    #16
    i think meron effect kung naka-off yun overdrive switch. kasi most matic transmissions are using the belt system. bale 3 gears lang talaga ang shifting pero with the belt system, nagiging 6 speed yun transmission kahit 3 gears lang sya. ingat lang sa starex kasi medyo hirap sa kenon yan. 1st time namin umakyat ng baguio dati, pajero dala, di namin off yun overdrive tapos di kami gamit ng 2nd saka low gear. ayun tumaas yun temp saka uminit yun aircon. nahirapan yata. paakyat yun. pag pababa. siguro off mo na lang overdrive kasi mapupudpod yun preno mo, pero kahit ano gawin mo dyan matic yan eh! mapupudpod talaga preno mo

avoiding eratic gear changes by autotranny going up baguio