An automatic transmission is kinda like a parent of a three-year-old child; it does everything for the driver. Want to reverse? Just move the shift lever to R. Want to drive? Put the lever in D, and ...

Some 2024 GMC Acadia owners may need a new torque converter, per a recent GM service bulletin. According to the bulletin, the issue may trigger a “Service Engine Soon” (SES) light, as well as ...

Torque converters appear to be a bunch of mysterious whirlwind motion inside a spinning shell that transmits an engine's power to the transmission and rear wheels. Although they seem complex, torque ...

If you’ve ever driven a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission, chances are good you’ve been in command of a torque converter. At the risk of oversimplification, a torque converter transfers ...

With the growing popularity of CVT's and sequential manual transmissions, some may say that the conventional automatic may go extinct someday. Yeah right. There are still plenty of Bow Tie enthusiasts ...

Two basic versions (an 8-inch and a 9-inch) of the bolt-together converter are offered. The size selected depends on the engine size, vehicle weight and stall speed ranges desired, although there is ...

A 2017 Honda Ridgeline with a P0741 code needs a torque converter replacement, covered under warranty. Sharing past repair attempts with mechanics is recommended for better diagnostics. Modern ...

Ford has recalled 5,914 vehicles in North America for an issue related to the automatic transmission. According to Ford, the recall is due to the vehicles possibly having torque converters with ...

Drag racing is a game of seconds—even tenths and thousandths of a second—where the racer is trying every trick possible to shave off tiny bits of time from their elapsed time, or e.t. Some changes ...