Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 21:02:39 GMT From: "Dexter J" <lamealameadingdongnospamlamelame.org> Subject: Re: cold start lag in first gear
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. Best of luck. -- Radio Free Dexterdyne Top Tune o'be-do-da-day Glen Frey - Smugglers Blues http://www.dexterdyne.org/888/046.RAM all tunes - no cookies no subscription no weather no ads no news no phone in no sign up required - all the Time
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