have just had a quick read some of the info on cleaning the MAF sensor and some of it's symptoms, and one of the things mentioned was auto gearbox performance issues. I am thinking that this may be the cause of a couple of gearbox problem I have with a '98 V6 Camry, and I am wondering if anybody can confirm or deny whether this is the case
The gearbox performs o.k. but when running on the highway at say 80 to 90 K.P.H. (50 to 55 M.P.H.) on a light throttle, just on that point of closing the throttle, (this is a bit hard to describe as "you had to be there"!) the torque converter lockup "Hunts" it makes it a bit hard to sit behind that slower car smoothly. At any other speed it seems fine and on cruise control it seems fine
The other prob is that when it is cold, it takes a little while before it will change into top gear, sometimes a little extra throttle "coaxes" it into top but most times it wakes up after a couple of hundred metres and shifts fine for the rest of the trip. This only seems to occur from stone cold, the rest of the day it is fine. I believe there is a temp. sensor in the box and maybe it is just this that is a bit slow. Any comments. Thanks. Tim.