Why wont my 93 LS400 upshift?
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Asked by John Jul 02, 2018 at 12:37 AM about the 1993 Lexus LS 400 RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

i put the car in drive and it only wants to go into 1st gear. wont shift to 2nd
gear at all. reverse works fine. parks fine. recently replaced valve cover
gaskets and intake manifold gaskets and spark plugs and wires. plug wires
are in the proper firing order. i double checked all the wiring and everything i
had to unplug got replugged into the correct spot. replaced the transmission
speed sensor as well. HELP!!!

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Jeff answered 5 years ago

My guess is something is still unplugged. Put a scantool on it. Your granny sounds like it's in limp mode.

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John answered 5 years ago

I think I figured it out. Tore apart the ecu and found multiple leaking capacitors. Have all 11 new ones on the way. Will let you know if that ends up fixing the problems.

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