97 Camry with Diagnostic code: P0773
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From: EdV on 10 Aug 2008 22:17 On Aug 10, 4:48 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote: > <condor_...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:8eea9b5a-517c-4b8a-9b56-e5d5d2ed3a12(a)z11g2000prl.googlegroups.com... > > > > > Dear Experts, > > > I have 97 Camry, V6, with 180K miles on it. > > > This spring, I got a warning light appearing on > > my dashboard. I bought a code reader. > > > The error is: > > P0773 > > > Which is: > > Shift solenoid E circuit electrical > > > However, the car shifts perfectly fine! Not a problem at all! > > > I did some online searching and found these GREAT articles: > > >http://autorepair.about.com/library/images/bl748a-lib.htm > >http://autorepair.about.com/library/faqs/bl079i.htm > >http://en.allexperts.com/q/Toyota-Repair-832/Fault-Code-P0773.htm > > > So far, I've ignored the error. I keep thinking I might just sell the > > car. > > > But this summer, I did a road trip. About 5 hours of highway > > driving each way. On the way back, I noticed that there > > was no more Check engine light. Great! > > > However, after driving in stop and go traffic again, the > > warning light reappeared. > > > I have not changed the transmission fluid for a long time. > > > Do you think that all the car might need is a transmission > > service? > > > Thanks a lot! > > You got the first two steps correct in scanning for the trouble codes and > finding out how to check the shift solenoid circuit. > > The next step is to check the circuit as described in the articles you > found. > > If the transmission fluid hasn't been changed in a long time, then the car > may need a transmission service, but that is unlikely to cure the problem, > which is an electrical problem. > -- > > Ray O > (correct punctuation to reply) I remember getting the same problem on a 1998 RAV4. It wasn't a check engine light but the O/D ON/OFF indicator kept blinking. I brought it to the dealer and they told me of this same circuit. I religiously changed my A/T fluid, but still the circuit failed, and changing the fluid wont do anything. I can't tell you how I got it fixed since I sold the car without fixing it.
From: norm46 on 11 Aug 2008 06:01 On Aug 10, 3:02 pm, condor_...(a)yahoo.com wrote: > Dear Experts, > > I have 97 Camry, V6, with 180K miles on it. > > This spring, I got a warning light appearing on > my dashboard. I bought a code reader. > > The error is: > P0773 > > Which is: > Shift solenoid E circuit electrical > > However, the car shifts perfectly fine! Not a problem at all! > > I did some online searching and found these GREAT articles: > > http://autorepair.about.com/library/images/bl748a-lib.htmhttp://autorepair.about.com/library/faqs/bl079i.htmhttp://en.allexperts.com/q/Toyota-Repair-832/Fault-Code-P0773.htm > > So far, I've ignored the error. I keep thinking I might just sell the > car. > > But this summer,(snip) It's probably the gas. I posted to this group about the check engine light. It came on in the fall of 2007 when the gas company's switched to winter blend and stayed on all winter. Auto zone said it was a faulty O2 sensor. I could not afford to replace. Spring came, the ga companies switched back to summer blend, the light went out and has stayed out all summer. Just my 2cents. > > Thanks a lot!
From: Ray O on 12 Aug 2008 00:39 "norm46" <nrowe46(a)roadrunner.com> wrote in message news:324ed5c6-5c95-4e09-b370-547babfd779e(a)26g2000hsk.googlegroups.com... On Aug 10, 3:02 pm, condor_...(a)yahoo.com wrote: > Dear Experts, > > I have 97 Camry, V6, with 180K miles on it. > > This spring, I got a warning light appearing on > my dashboard. I bought a code reader. > > The error is: > P0773 > > Which is: > Shift solenoid E circuit electrical > > However, the car shifts perfectly fine! Not a problem at all! > > I did some online searching and found these GREAT articles: > > http://autorepair.about.com/library/images/bl748a-lib.htmhttp://autorepair.about.com/library/faqs/bl079i.htmhttp://en.allexperts.com/q/Toyota-Repair-832/Fault-Code-P0773.htm > > So far, I've ignored the error. I keep thinking I might just sell the > car. > > But this summer,(snip) It's probably the gas. I posted to this group about the check engine light. It came on in the fall of 2007 when the gas company's switched to winter blend and stayed on all winter. Auto zone said it was a faulty O2 sensor. I could not afford to replace. Spring came, the ga companies switched back to summer blend, the light went out and has stayed out all summer. Just my 2cents. > > Thanks a lot! Fuel quality will not affect the performance of a shift solenoid. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply)
From: johngdole on 12 Aug 2008 23:25 From another message thread: This is why I like to drop the Aisin tranny pans and clean things up, using Fram ATF kits ($15-20) which includes a new strainer and cork- rubber gasket that seals well. These relatively dirty Aisin transmissions do not have a filter like domestic transmissions. Smaller debris flow freely through the system in contrast to the clean post-filter fluid circuits of the likes of GM Hydramatics. Strainers are less likely to plug up, but to maintain transmission health the debris still needs to be cleaned out periodically by dropping the pan, *not just drain/refill* For those who work on their own every 12-15K miles. Cheap enough at $25-30 parts and fluids. On Aug 10, 12:02 pm, condor_...(a)yahoo.com wrote: > Dear Experts, > > I have 97 Camry, V6, with 180K miles on it. > > This spring, I got a warning light appearing on > my dashboard. I bought a code reader. > > The error is: > P0773 > > Which is: > Shift solenoid E circuit electrical > > However, the car shifts perfectly fine! Not a problem at all! > > I did some online searching and found these GREAT articles: > > http://autorepair.about.com/library/images/bl748a-lib.htmhttp://autorepair.about.com/library/faqs/bl079i.htmhttp://en.allexperts.com/q/Toyota-Repair-832/Fault-Code-P0773.htm > > So far, I've ignored the error. I keep thinking I might just sell the > car. > > But this summer, I did a road trip. About 5 hours of highway > driving each way. On the way back, I noticed that there > was no more Check engine light. Great! > > However, after driving in stop and go traffic again, the > warning light reappeared. > > I have not changed the transmission fluid for a long time. > > Do you think that all the car might need is a transmission > service? > > Thanks a lot!
From: johngdole on 7 Sep 2008 00:51 That's the torque converter lock-up solenoid. You probably no longer have that slight RPM drop at highway cruising speeds. Slightly less MPG, but I don't know if any more than that. Jasper started reman A541E transmission, used both in the Camry V6 and Lexus ES 300. I wonder if Toyota gets their from Jasper or Marshall. These offer 3 year / 100,000 mile warranty. Another option when the time comes. http://www.jasperengines.com/transmissions-automobile.htm http://www.jasperengines.com/newsletter/nlapr2002.pdf On Sep 6, 9:36 am, "Sluggo" <SLU...(a)NANCYSHOUSE.COM> wrote: > I had the same thing on a 1999 Lexus ES 300. > It throws that code in spells. The car runs and shifts fine. > It's been about 25K miles since the first appearance and I have not seen it > in quite awhile now. > The dealer said the transmission needs overhauling. > I'll just run it until it quits. > The lights go out, like you said after a few miles or start and stops.
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