Reverse delay

[Capt Phil]

Fellas, my 2003 explorer 4x4 4.0 has a 4-5 second delay when I put it in reverse. I thought maybe the solenoid pack was bad so I replaced that....no difference. I read that the reverse servo also works the 4 low. 4 low works fine. Am I looking at a bad valve body gasket possibly? When I first start the car up in the morning, reverse engages immediately. If I try to reverse 30 seconds later, it delays. Any help or thoughts are much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[Capt Phil]

Fellas, my 2003 explorer 4x4 4.0 has a 4-5 second delay when I put it in reverse. I thought maybe the solenoid pack was bad so I replaced that....no difference. I read that the reverse servo also works the 4 low. 4 low works fine. Am I looking at a bad valve body gasket possibly? When I first start the car up in the morning, reverse engages immediately. If I try to reverse 30 seconds later, it delays. Any help or thoughts are much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Also...when I dropped the pan to do the solenoid pack, the fluid was clean with no burnt smell at all. Hardly anything on the magnets as well...

 

[Mr. Alligator]

Fluid level?

 

[Capt Phil]

Fluid level?

Fluid level is good

 

[Fix4Dirt]

Delay in Reverse...

Does anyone have a delay when you put your X into reverse? This happens to me when the vehicle it hot, and takes anywhere from 2 -5 seconds to go into reverse. When the vehicle (tranny) is cold, it goes into reverse as soon as I hit the "R" on the column. I have had the tranny fluid changed (a...

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not sure if this helps or not...

 

[Mbrooks420]

Fellas, my 2003 explorer 4x4 4.0 has a 4-5 second delay when I put it in reverse. I thought maybe the solenoid pack was bad so I replaced that....no difference. I read that the reverse servo also works the 4 low. 4 low works fine. Am I looking at a bad valve body gasket possibly? When I first start the car up in the morning, reverse engages immediately. If I try to reverse 30 seconds later, it delays. Any help or thoughts are much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

4 low is taken care of entirely in the transfer case. My first suspects would be worn bores or a leaking gasket.