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Anonymous Posted on Sep 03, 2012

1994 nissan altima sometimes sluggish at take off, high rpms when changing gears

Automatic trans. Sometimes sluggish at take off. Rpms go really high when changing gears.Shifts hard also.

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Do a transmission fluid and filter change,sound like transmission is slipping not getting enough fluid to go in overdrive.do little tune up,have ignition timing checked and idle speed have throttle cable adjusted could be out of adjustment.if you see check engine light flashing problem could be in the tps sensor.

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This sounds like a slipping transmission , check the fluid level first and make sure its full, if its full then you have ****** problems and may need to have ****** rebuild done,

Another thing is to make sure the trans passing gear cable is connected at the throttle where the gas cable is.

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well Im sure theres a ton of miles on it-do u perform reg maint like checkin fluid level-u may need the throttle cable ajusted that hooks to trans-band n clutch could be out of measure too--trans hydra-valve system could be worn--see all these things effect the way the fluid makes the gears move--a pressure test can confirm an aging trans

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