getting into gear cold
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getting into gear cold
87 E150 300i auto has a prob when its cold and u have to rev the motor a few times to warm up to kick into drive from there its shifts like it did when it only had 100k has over 330k now, what could this be I heard idle gear anything else anyone else ever have this prob started around 200k so its nothing new just love to fix it. Thanks.....
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been a long long time, what are u suggesting drop the pan and replace filter or something, but idk its only when u first start it up and its cold if it was a partially clogged filter wouldent it have probs shifting threw other gears like when its cold i can put it in reverse goes right in no prob put it in drive it doesent go rev it a few times goes in shifts great from there on run it for few miles to warm up put in park then drive goes right in no prob let it sit and cool for a hour or so takes a while to go into gear. Its wierd.
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There could be a check ball that's sticking allowing fluid to leak out of the valve body. Doing a regular service is only going to make it better. Fresh fluid, new filter and read your manual for the adjustments required. It's messy but minor maintenence work that needs doing anyway and I'm betting it will take care of the problem.
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how can it not be safe to do maintenence that is suggested by ford for your truck?
fiter, fluid and drain convertor, i usually suggest lucas trans treatment also.
fiter, fluid and drain convertor, i usually suggest lucas trans treatment also.
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It's pretty common knowledge that doing a fluid change on a tranny that hasn't been serviced in a LONG time can lead to a failure. With old fluid in there without any detergents, varnish builds up on the parts. You put in new fluid and the detergents break off the varnish, which clogs tiny passages.
Should have done regular service....pay me now or pay me later.
Should have done regular service....pay me now or pay me later.
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if changing the fluid cleans the varnish and saves the trans. you win if it does not you need to rebuild tran.
so do nothing rebuild trans, try fluid change maybe save trans, or you still need rebuild.
so try fluid change.
so do nothing rebuild trans, try fluid change maybe save trans, or you still need rebuild.
so try fluid change.
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i had this same exact problem, i just went and got my tranny maintnanced, since my truck was a 94 and had 128k on it and it had never been done, thought it was a good place to start...now no problems, goes right into drive
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It does sound like your trans is on its way to the grave. I would be carefull when revving the engine. When you do this it slips the clutches and that shortenes there life. The transmission probable has a ball that is stuck. I had a truck and I rebuilt the transmission and the valve body turned out to be bad. I replaced the valve body and that helped but i had already fried it before I found the major flaw. I didn't put all the snap rings back. I forgot to put the governer retainer ring in. It sliped when it was warmed up so I just gave up and am selling the truck.