ChrisPerna Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 so i had my truck for a month or 2 and when i got it it shifted fine, now it shifts slowly and takes a lil while to shift. the fluid is pink and i dont really beat on it, any ideas. i was thinking of hooking up my cooler, flushing the trand and putting a new filter with some lucas. please give me as much input as possiable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY1PATH Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Is it aloso getting colder there? the tranny may be shifting slower when its cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisPerna Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 so i had my truck for a month or 2 and when i got it it shifted fine, now it shifts slowly and takes a lil while to shift. the fluid is pink and i dont really beat on it, any ideas. i was thinking of hooking up my cooler, flushing the trand and putting a new filter with some lucas. please give me as much input as possiable the truck does it when its warm too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac92pathfinder Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 i know you said also when its warm, but is it when you first run it in the morning? my pathfinder in the morning when i go straight on the freeway goin 65 my tach is at 2800 rpm for about 5miles then it finally shifts into the last gear. if so thats pretty much normal. you sure the switch for i forgot what its called the ect i beleive isnt on? if so that makes the transmission take longer to shift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 Pathy Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Mine has started to do that also. My ECT switch is off, fluid is pinkish also, but just a tad over the full line when cold. Too much fluid cause this delay in shifting? I have a new tranny & radiator on my rotting Pathy that I'm planning on taking out & putting on this one, but until then, was thinking about draining & replacing filter & trying a tranny additive..... Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Any chance it's the dreaded clogged cooler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJSquirrel Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Check your transmission filter and your cooler. slow shifts mean low line pressures. Something is preventing fluid flow. Waiting won't make the bill any lower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 Pathy Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Will do some checking. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
918pathy Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 not to be a thread jacker, but I have a automatic in my 95 its shifts fine when driveing and goes into reverse with know issues. But when i go from Park to drive there is about a 2 sec. delay before it kicks into gear, after that it shifts just fine into the other gears. What would cause the delay? and is it going to hurt it driveing it like that? Could it be a seal or a sensor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismothunder Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 As long as you wait for the tranny too completly engauge you are fine. Just for laughs whats your milage, my 95 never had any delayed shifting when it blew up, but yet my th700r4 in my camaro has had delayed shifting (park to drive/reverse) for the last 50k (current 270k). As far as additives, I have used both Lucas and Prolong. The Prolong will make it shift funny compaired too the lucus but I suspect thats caused from being a thinner fluid, were the lucas is thicker, which I suspect raises the line pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Mine does that when it's really cold outside. Other than that it drives fine, so I chalked it up to 240k miles and 16 years of use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
918pathy Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 As long as you wait for the tranny too completly engauge you are fine. Just for laughs whats your milage, my 95 never had any delayed shifting when it blew up, but yet my th700r4 in my camaro has had delayed shifting (park to drive/reverse) for the last 50k (current 270k). As far as additives, I have used both Lucas and Prolong. The Prolong will make it shift funny compaired too the lucus but I suspect thats caused from being a thinner fluid, were the lucas is thicker, which I suspect raises the line pressure. I have about 185000 miles on it. It runs pretty good outside of some starting issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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