auto tranny wont downshift

bobo_80 · 03-31-2003, 01:45 AM

hi all......its been happening more and more often.....when the car is cold the tranny wont down shift....it will be stuck in 4th gear until the tranny is totally warmed up, even if i try to put it in 1st it wont do any thing.......and recently my "check engine soon" lit up while i was trying to drive it cold and the tranny stuck in 4th.........wonder if anyone know's what's wrong.......??

68Camaro396 · 03-31-2003, 03:42 AM

try checking your tranny fluid level. i had a similar problem on my old 90 max but it wouldnt up shift.

good luck

un4gvnbb · 03-31-2003, 11:23 AM

could be that some of the valve bodies are clogged. it happened in an old car of mine, a transmission flush fixed it pretty cheep too.

DiS · 03-31-2003, 03:53 PM

BOBO which maxima you got and how many miles you got on it. If you have under 60k miles you still have manufacturers warranty. Take your car to the dealer, unless its just tranny fluid level is low.

bobo_80 · 04-02-2003, 02:22 AM

.....yah i just checked the fluid level.........i got more than enough....
........i was thinking if it could be the new ATF i put in.....its the mobile 1 synthetic oil.......could it be too "slippery" for the tranny?....

........yah and i got only 57000km on it............and i just got my tranny flushed 4 months ago....so i dont really kno wut to do..........could it be dropping it from N to D at 6000RPM did some harm to it?....(under 10 times since it was purchased)
.......O ya...!... last thing.....my max is a 99' SE

97wvmax · 04-02-2003, 10:46 AM

have u seriously dropped from N to D at 6000 rpms?

Paonessa · 04-02-2003, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by 97wvmax
have u seriously dropped from N to D at 6000 rpms?

neutral drops are hell on your tranny. if you wanted to race should got a 5 speed. probably still can since it sound like your tranny is cashed. if you're gonna do a N drop do it at like 1600rpm not 6000

97wvmax · 04-02-2003, 01:06 PM

bobo, ur a dumbass :spam2:

68Camaro396 · 04-02-2003, 03:34 PM

wow, that must have been a site to see. next time try putting it in 1 and brake torque it. i usually brake torque until 1800-2000rpm, wherever the best traction is

97wvmax · 04-02-2003, 08:28 PM

u dont even need to drop it out of D. if ur racing some1 jus tourq brake it to bout 1500-1800 rpm and go, it will go thru the higher rpm range thru all gears. that changing gears out of d can fuck up ur tranny too

bobo_80 · 04-03-2003, 07:05 PM

well......the only reason i drop it is because i was trying to do a burn out.......u kno....sometimes u just gonna put on a show for your friends..
.....yah.....good thing it only gets stuck when its cold.....now that summer's comming it hasnt done it since........for about a month i think..
......what`s weird is that i park the car in an indoor garage....it should be decently warm for the car.........ohh wel.......

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