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Originally Posted by Maroon 300D
My understanding is it is there to soften all the shifts. It's only the first couple of upshifts that are hard, though, and if I'm careful with the throttle they're not even that hard. So this is what's confusing to me. I guess maybe I thought the vacuum has a greater impact on the tranny than it actually does?
Thanks for your help, bone.
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No problem....there is a caveat however for those reading this thread with 240D automatics as that vacuum is very important to avoid flairing and slipping on those models.
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