I have a 2006 base Caravan with the 2.4. It has developed a tendency to buck at highway speed when the load slightly increases, like going up a hill, and I am fairly certain this is the torque converter clutch slipping somewhat. The issue has definitely gotten worse over time, and I would just like to disable torque converter lockup. I used the instructions from "Chrysler, Plymouth, and Dodge Four-Speed Automatic Transmission Torque Converter Disabling" (I can't post links in my first post) on how to disable lockup, following the simpler version with just two relays.
So far it did not work. As soon as I open my "torque converter lockup" switch, it immediately sets a LR solenoid circuit code, even sitting at a standstill in drive. I don't see how that is possible, because the LR interrupter relay should still be unenergized, providing a LR solenoid circuit path. Before I dive into this anymore, I want to see if anyone else has attempted this. This is a 40TE, not a 41TE and over 10 years newer than the transmission that the guy used in that post (a '94) so it is likely something has changed. Is it still even possible to make this work? I don't want to waste all of this time messing around to find out that a failure of the torque converter to lockup puts the transmission in limp mode.
Any experience or advise is appreciated.
So far it did not work. As soon as I open my "torque converter lockup" switch, it immediately sets a LR solenoid circuit code, even sitting at a standstill in drive. I don't see how that is possible, because the LR interrupter relay should still be unenergized, providing a LR solenoid circuit path. Before I dive into this anymore, I want to see if anyone else has attempted this. This is a 40TE, not a 41TE and over 10 years newer than the transmission that the guy used in that post (a '94) so it is likely something has changed. Is it still even possible to make this work? I don't want to waste all of this time messing around to find out that a failure of the torque converter to lockup puts the transmission in limp mode.
Any experience or advise is appreciated.
