Revs Dont Drop When I Clutch To Change Gears?

[xr6turbonewbie]

Hi guys, when I am cruising in the T and I clutch to change gears my revs dont drop instantly they hang there where they were while cruising for about 3 - 4 seconds and then they drop...... any ideas?

[TUFXRT6]

Does this normally happen in the first five minutes of driving?

I have similar problem if not worse in the first five minutes of driving.

Normally for me I will take off and when I put the clutch in the revs pick up!!!!

Regards

TUFXRT6

[xr6turbonewbie]

yea NORMALLY that's what it does but it was still doing it after 15 minutes of 100k/hr driving this morning??

[Guest Skrema]

I sometimes very rarely have the saem issue. If I put my clutch in while im cruising and give it a tap, the revs dont rise and drop instantly it will rev fast but drop slowly or even stay at around 1500-1800 rpm for a couple of seconds.

Didnt bother me too much as I thought it might have been normal but a solution or diagnosis of the problem would be great.

[xf_turbo]

I think it is a built in feature to promote smoother gear changes. A bit like the old 'dashpot' device on the nissan carby's

[Kimberley Scott]

Mine does it very slightley, my Ford Focus used to do it all the time, complained to Ford at a service and they fixed it, go to Ford if they are any good they can fix it for you.

Scotty

[xr6 typhoon]

I think this was done to make the driveline shunt less noticable

[velluto]

I had an older EL that did that once. Guy at Ford dealer got a rag soaked in petrol and cleaned out inside of throttle body, then disconnected the idle controller switch 'thingy' and let it run with it disconnected so the car would learn the correct settings once it was reconnected. Sorry I am not a techy person but whatever he did fixed the problem.

Velluto

[dule]

  xf_turbo said:

I think it is a built in feature to promote smoother gear changes. A bit like the old 'dashpot' device on the nissan carby's

I agree, I think it was done on purpose, but in case I'm wrong or there is a way to stop this PLEASE let me know as it pisses me off. This is the only car I have driven where you get off the accelerator completely wait for a moment and then press the clutch and up shift in order to get it right and not ride the clutch in the process.

It's good for when you're feeling lazy or tired though. but if I wanted to be lazy I would have gotten an auto.

[teeg]

Funny, I flashed the factory tune back in today as I was dropping it off for a service and noticed what you are saying. Best way to fix it is get a custom tune and enjoy the other benefits that come with that.