Car makers are removing the transmission dipstick to deter owners from using it incorrectly, and to allow transmissions to ...

A transmission ECU must operate in a high-temperature environment. Renesas offers MCUs that deliver low current consumption even at high temperatures for transmission ECU applications. They are backed ...

A microprocessor–based control unit has been developed to interface with an engine/transmission/pump power train system. The purpose is to establish remote control and test component reliability in ...

The automatic transmission has been a given option through most our time behind the wheel, but that wasn’t always the case. In the early ’30s there was no such animal. The main purpose behind any ...

Most manual transmissions do not have solenoids. Automatic transmissions, however, rely on solenoids to facilitate gear changes. Solenoids are electro-hydraulic valves that control one or more gears ...

The 700R4, also known as TH700R4, is a General Motors four-speed automatic transmission that was used from 1982 to 1993. Internally called a Hydra-Matic MD-8, it was ...

The seven-speed DSG gearbox has been the subject of a recall by VW and Audi. There have been problems with the transmission ECU and the clutch packs in the gearbox itself. In some cases the ECU has ...

My 2012 Audi Q5 V6 diesel is approaching 60,000km. I have been advised that there could be an inherent issue with the automatic transmission that may be very expensive to repair. Should I be concerned ...