Hi,

New here but have a quick question....

2004 S60 w/5 spd. automatic.

I've been told the locking torque converter will enter lockup in almost any gear, like 3rd.

To wit:

...if I can maintain speed and I don't touch the shifter, the torque converter will remain locked up. So what I usually do is get some speed, to like 40mph in 3rd gear with the torque converter locked up (locks up at 25mph in 3rd gear) and then using momentum I ascend the hill while flooring it. The car loses a considerable amount of speed but if I do things right, I'll make it past the most steep part, get to the less steep part which then allows me to accelerate a bit, go to another steep part and make it to the top before the speed gets too low.

If I don't time things correctly and have enough speed, then what will happen is the car gets to 20mph, the torque converter disengages, car then ignores the gear that was selected (3rd), and downshifts into 2nd gear before reaching a certain speed (25mph?) where it will then go back to the selected gear, lock up the torque converter and repeat the process.



Sound right or more like BS? Truly interested.