Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:35:24 +0100 From: "John Hudson" <mypcnospam.com> Subject: Re: cold start lag in first gear
"Jozek" <malyjozeknospamail.com> wrote in message news:1130424214.297039.16630nospam2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > (...) > > > > First thing I'd check is the level of automatic transmission fluid, your > > symptoms match that being low quite nicely. Easy to top off, but > > something to keep an eye on - it doesn't normally just "go away" by > > itself. > > > > Any red drips on the driveway lately? ruby-red color, slippery stuff? > > Checked it last night, and it seems to be ok - about 3/4 of the way > between MIN and MAX. > Are you checking it exactly as the book says. ie engine running, put it in reverse then into drive so that all the fluid ways are full, and with the engine still running check the level.