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Hello all,
My first post here. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE shout out an idea or two if you can think of anything to help me.
unless I give my transmission 10 minutes to warm up, it won't shift correctly and puts itself in limp-mode (3rd gear and my check manual light comes on the dash)
Originally, I checked on youtube and saw bad coils may be an issue (I bought the truck used with 60k on the odometer) so I swapped them out. No changes.
Had a pressurized flush done as I thought maybe it was a torque converter issue (when going from Park to Reverse gear it shifts hard when it's cold as well) but after the flush and new fluid I noticed no changes.
My brother is a mechanic and suggested it might be something to do with the trans. cooler (which MIGHT only kick on after a certain temperature or something like that which is why I need to let the trans heat up a little?)
any ideas at all? After a ten minute warmup the thing drives flawlessly and shifts smooth. The only other thing I can think of which may give a hint would be that rarely (though has happened) if I'm going 80 on the highway and need to pass somebody quickly the trans won't always respond (almost like it's confused which gear to go into)
Anyways thanks in advance and sorry if the post was long-winded but I have a real issue here. Of course the dealership says to replace the entire trans and wants thousands to do so but the thing drives fine once warmed up so it can't be that the trans is just junk entirely, can it?
William Kramer
My first post here. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE shout out an idea or two if you can think of anything to help me.
unless I give my transmission 10 minutes to warm up, it won't shift correctly and puts itself in limp-mode (3rd gear and my check manual light comes on the dash)
Originally, I checked on youtube and saw bad coils may be an issue (I bought the truck used with 60k on the odometer) so I swapped them out. No changes.
Had a pressurized flush done as I thought maybe it was a torque converter issue (when going from Park to Reverse gear it shifts hard when it's cold as well) but after the flush and new fluid I noticed no changes.
My brother is a mechanic and suggested it might be something to do with the trans. cooler (which MIGHT only kick on after a certain temperature or something like that which is why I need to let the trans heat up a little?)
any ideas at all? After a ten minute warmup the thing drives flawlessly and shifts smooth. The only other thing I can think of which may give a hint would be that rarely (though has happened) if I'm going 80 on the highway and need to pass somebody quickly the trans won't always respond (almost like it's confused which gear to go into)
Anyways thanks in advance and sorry if the post was long-winded but I have a real issue here. Of course the dealership says to replace the entire trans and wants thousands to do so but the thing drives fine once warmed up so it can't be that the trans is just junk entirely, can it?
William Kramer