Ect?

i have a ECT button beside my steerin wheel and i asked the dealership about it and they said it stood for extreme cold traction but really acted like they dint know any more about it than what it stood for? Whats it do??

 

1998, 4x4, ext cab, SR5, 3.4 V6 Auto, tacoma few modss

 

extreme cold traction... WTF?!?!?! You need to go back to the dealer and smack them upside the head for saying shit like that. Either you know or you don't know, don't start making shit up like if it was the truth. Crap like this really irks me to no end, especially if it's from the dealer. What a bunch of asswipes![/rant]

Yes, it changes the shift points of the tranny. Usually used when towing or when you need a little more "umph" when driving.

 

but it says ECT so i mean is it safe to drive around with it on? i have a overdrive swith on my gear knob that i turn off when hauling or pulling can i run them both at the same time?

 

what would u do?

 

see im ocd man stuff like that bothers me lol i have been hearing a churping comming from the passenger side dash so this morn i took most of the dash out tighned everything that need to be tighned and sofourth cranked it up ran it down the road and there it was again lol its the small stuff that bothers me and everythime i put my truck in gear i hear a clang

 

LMFAO!!!! I cannot beleive they told you that... Almost makes you wonder what else they are telling you that is not true, huh. Anyway, I have a 98 too and the ECT is nice. When you feel like driving a little more sproty, faster on the peddle, quicker acceleration keep the ECT in. When you feel like driving around grandma or are interested in saving gas, turn the ECT off. I have found in my driving patterns about a 1 mpg difference with having it on. I cannot say its solely due to the higher shift points between shifts when accelerating or if its my driving too. Either way its nice to have. I wish I had it on my 2009 truck. Seems like the new transmission, while efficeint, keeps the rpms as low as possible. There are my two pennies.

 

thanks man i appreciate that it really does answer my question would u ran that and your overdrive off at the same time????

 

Negative one does not impact the other. I would not turn OD off as it would keep it running too high

 

i usually use my ect when i tow something......take the od off and run with ect. helps pull alot better on hills and such.

 

I love it, as stated ECT stands for Electronic Controlled Transmission I also find in ect mode it downshifts a whole lot easier. You need to refer those people to the Store manager because those dumb asses had that in their classes. Yes even service reps have class.

 

yea it pisses me off that they said it stood for extreme cold traction i knew it didnot sound rite but didnot pay it much mind i mean it mite get down to like 5 or 10 degrees cel in north carolina but thats really not extreme cold lol