Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 18:21:14 +0000 From: Grunff <grunffnopsam.com> Subject: Re: Automatictransmission problem
dc wrote: > I have a small problem with transmission during cold weather. When it gets > below freezing I can hardly get my Saab to start rolling. Engine revs up, > but barely any power is getting to the wheels. After one or two minutes of > "slow motion" driving it gets back to normal. Somebody told me to change > transmission fluid to synthethic one. Has anybody tried that with good > results? Transmission has been recently adjusted by Saab mechanic. My car is > US model Saab 900 '87 and I drive it in Poland. Any suggestions will be > greatly appreciated. The oil in the torque converter is getting too viscous in the cold. I don't have a Haynes manual handy, and can't remember whether the oil for the torque converter is shared with the rest of the tranny, but that's what you need to change - you need thinner oil in you torque converter. -- Grunff
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