hey guys, Im having problems with my trans shifting.
Here is the problem. The very first shift after the car has sat will not happen until 35-42 mph. This is really scary because the little 2.4L is screaming at this speed in 1st gear. After the first shift it is fine. I can come to a stop and it will drop back down into 1st and then when i take off it will shift normally (like 15 mph) into second and so on. Its just that first shift after it sits for a little bit. What is wrong?

HOW DO I FIX?

It is a '92 240 wagon. (auto of course)

 

please help!!!

 

My first action would be to drain, flush and refill the transmission fluid, including replacing the filter.
It doesn't sound like too bad a fault.

Regards, Andrew.

 

IPD sells a hose that will power flush the transmission as opposed to just draining the fluid. They also sell the filter and gasket. I know for my 940 both were under $40.00. Check them out.

 

Hey guys. I drove my car about 200 miles today to get back to school and when i got here i decided to check the trans fluid. The car was warm and just shut off less than a minute ago. I pulled the dip stick and checked 4 times and each time i got a reading about 5mm above the black plasitic "reader" This tells me there is to much fluid in the trans. Could this be the problem.

Typhoon: I changed the trans fluid and filter over winter break (Christmas) when i replaced the kickdown cable and the fluid is stiill red and unburned.

What are your thoughts?