by Gipsy on Fri, 21 Aug 2020 1:58 +0000
There's nothing in your auto that gives off that clutch smell except the brakes bedding in. The auto fluid smells remarkably different to clutch. I'm not sure you understand how an auto works... The torque converter runs on auto transmission fluid.
As to the roundabout stuff, it's probably just the controller module (TCM) getting to know how you want to drive (learning). When in economy mode the change down is held so you don't get a drop from 3rd to 2nd for example. Economy mode just holds the gears for longer and doesn't shift down as quickly. That's the difference. The 'revving up' as you put it is just the torque converter slipping to multiply torque because your right foot is asking for more power (revs).
What Is A Torque Converter?
Torque converters are similar to fluid coupling (device for passing rotating mechanical power) that holds the capability to transfer power from an internal combustion engine to the driven load. As far as the positioning is concerned, torque converters lie between the flexplate of the engine and the automatic transmission.
The basic function of torque converters is to multiply torque so as to cope up with the reducing rotational speeds. These converters prove to be a boon when it comes to driving a heavy vehicle down the road.
Mate, all I can suggest is if you want to drive like a manual, select manual and change your gears as you like them to be. The auto transmission is designed to do that for you but you may prefer to select the gears manually. That's why they give you a transmission lever.
Cheers Gipsy
although I'm sure somebody will challenge that
even Einstein wasn't certain of his theories.
My 2013 auto D4D DC SR5, prefilter, 3" exhaust and Chip with egt probe, stock SR5 rims with Toyo Open Country AT2 265/65R/17's