does the ECT button do anything?
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does the ECT button do anything?
i have an '01 4Runner LTD it has an ECT button that i push when i wanna "get on it" but is it doing anything or is my foot doing the "power boost"???
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if i recall, it alters the shift points in your tranny so that they shift at higher RPMs, meaning youre in the power band of your gears for a little longer. that combined with a more lead foot will mean you get a little bit more power.
little fun fact, it stands for "electronic(ally) controlled transmission"
little fun fact, it stands for "electronic(ally) controlled transmission"
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Not sure of exactly what it's doing in technical terms, but mine has it too and it tightens up your shift points. In other words, it extends the shift points of the transmission so that the engine winds out more between shifts, or in even simpler terms, it waits to shift at higher speeds than it does when the ECT is switched off. Sort of does what you would do when driving aggressively with a manual transmission.
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someone told me that it tells my ecu that my engine is still cold and it dumps more fuel in to it..
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ok but what is this???
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Once agian he is on the money. (its all those school classes. lol)
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I realize this is a really old topic BUT... i also wonderd this and used the Search Button but if this is to help it shift in a higher RPM what is O/D For?? Doesnt O/D do that also? So if i used both the effect would be?
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O/D is just an extra gear (your 4th gear on the common toyota auto) to lower rpms for high-speed cruisin like on the freeway. it has nothing to do with when your transmission shifts. ECT makes your transmission shift at higher RPMs, thereby letting your engine spend more time in the "performance band" of RPMs, giving you a little improved response and speed.
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O/D is just an extra gear (your 4th gear on the common toyota auto) to lower rpms for high-speed cruisin like on the freeway. it has nothing to do with when your transmission shifts. ECT makes your transmission shift at higher RPMs, thereby letting your engine spend more time in the "performance band" of RPMs, giving you a little improved response and speed.
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Ok sweet thanks. So if i plan on racing something should i use it?? And according to some topics it increases MPG or Stays the same! So ill just use it all the time. O would it also be Dumb/Smart or normal to use O/D and ECT at the same time?
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i wouldnt use o/d at higher speeds, but i always have my ect on and the mpg are only affected noticably if ur on the skinny pedal, as opposed to being on it without the ect