Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:48:14 +0100 From: "John Hudson" <mypcnospam.com> Subject: Re: cold start lag in first gear
"Dexter J" <lamealameadingdongnospamlamelame.org> wrote in message news:op.szbop3g8ngtaownospam.eastlink.ca... > Salutations: > > On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:27:17 -0300, Jozek <malyjozeknospamail.com> wrote: > > > > gw wrote: > > (...) > >> I don't know if this explains your situation, but the NG900 automatic > >> transmission will delay the shift from first to second gear after a cold > >> start. This is supposedly to speed catalyst heating for emissons. It is > >> mentioned in the owner's manual. Our 97 does this, and it can be quite > >> annoying, especially when it drops hard into second gear. > > > > That's not it in my case, as once the car gets going, it shifts into > > second nicely. It is just reluctant to actually get moving from > > standing still. Kind of as if the wheels were slipping (but they're > > not). > > Thanks anyways. > > Well brother Jozek - my take would be that your tranny filter is starting to back up a bit and should *really* be changed soon. You say you bought the car recently, it is possible the car sat for a while and some solids have settled on the bottom then moved. Or the seller poured something in the tranny to tighten it up for sale - but that is hard to know. > > Anyway, that being done, your shop will also know if there is anything odd going on by what they find in the tranny and filter. Do not go for a Jiffy Flush or anything - this usually only exacerbates any weaknesses down the road. Just have the pan pulled, change the filter and examine the solids. > > It might be a clutch-pack or band wearing out - but you don't know until you eliminate the basics. > No tranny filter in a NG900. To clean anything involves a complete stripdown. I am wondering if there is muck in the valve body which possibly could be cured by a series of flushes. We may now soon the condition of the fluid.
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