Strickland0811
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- Location
- Mansfield, TX
- Vehicle Year
- 1999
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0L
- Transmission
- Automatic
Tranny not wanting to shift from R to D after sitting for a while
I've got a 99 4.0L 4x4 with auto trans. It's the 4 speed version. Truck has 113k on it. I bought it with 81k on it. Looked to be a pampered truck when I picked it up.
I recently had a ton of maint work done by the dealer, including a trans flush / clean.
Now, I am having shifting problems in the morning after it sits all night.
I have to back out of my driveway. Pretty much regularly, by the time I hit the bottom of the drive, the trans slips out of gear and the engine may or may not rev slighty. Putting the shifter into D does nothing. Not engaged. Won't even go back into R.
I have to get the engine RPM to ~2k for the trans to engage. And then it still feels like it slips a little until it warms up.
Also, once I drive around and go places and stuff, it doesn't happen again, only first in the morning (and once when it was real cold and I didn't drive but a few miles).
I sort of relate it to a pump loosing prime over night because all the fluid settled to the bottom. It's like I have to 're-prime' the fluid.
I've put the truck on a level surface and checked fluid level (warm and in park). Fluid level is spot on, still a nice burgundy as new tranny fluid should be. No burnt smell or anything.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Strickland
I've got a 99 4.0L 4x4 with auto trans. It's the 4 speed version. Truck has 113k on it. I bought it with 81k on it. Looked to be a pampered truck when I picked it up.
I recently had a ton of maint work done by the dealer, including a trans flush / clean.
Now, I am having shifting problems in the morning after it sits all night.
I have to back out of my driveway. Pretty much regularly, by the time I hit the bottom of the drive, the trans slips out of gear and the engine may or may not rev slighty. Putting the shifter into D does nothing. Not engaged. Won't even go back into R.
I have to get the engine RPM to ~2k for the trans to engage. And then it still feels like it slips a little until it warms up.
Also, once I drive around and go places and stuff, it doesn't happen again, only first in the morning (and once when it was real cold and I didn't drive but a few miles).
I sort of relate it to a pump loosing prime over night because all the fluid settled to the bottom. It's like I have to 're-prime' the fluid.
I've put the truck on a level surface and checked fluid level (warm and in park). Fluid level is spot on, still a nice burgundy as new tranny fluid should be. No burnt smell or anything.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Strickland
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