Transmission not engaging properly
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Transmission not engaging properly
Hey everyone,
New to the forums and I would love some help understanding my problem.
I drive a 98 Century with 200K miles. As the Dallas winter started to hit, I noticed that on cold mornings, when I started the car and shifted into overdrive, the transmission would not engage for about 30-60 seconds. After the car had been driven once that day, it would be fine until it sat out through another cold night and I would get the same problem the next morning.
Now the problem has progressed to every time I start the car, the transmission does not engage for quite a while.
I have found that if I shift it to 1st, it will shift into gear in about 1-2 seconds with a small, but noticable, 'thunk'. After that, I can shift into overdrive and everything's good-to-go.
Can anyone shed some light on why this might be happening?
Thanks,
DB
New to the forums and I would love some help understanding my problem.
I drive a 98 Century with 200K miles. As the Dallas winter started to hit, I noticed that on cold mornings, when I started the car and shifted into overdrive, the transmission would not engage for about 30-60 seconds. After the car had been driven once that day, it would be fine until it sat out through another cold night and I would get the same problem the next morning.
Now the problem has progressed to every time I start the car, the transmission does not engage for quite a while.
I have found that if I shift it to 1st, it will shift into gear in about 1-2 seconds with a small, but noticable, 'thunk'. After that, I can shift into overdrive and everything's good-to-go.
Can anyone shed some light on why this might be happening?
Thanks,
DB
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05-04-2009 08:46 PM
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