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Old Mar 11, 2026 | 03:23 AM
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Hello all, I wonder if anyone else has had a similar issue to me..

I have a V60 D4 Momentum Auto 2019 with 37K miles, I've had it since the summer and during the winter I noticed a slight issue..
When I leave work at the end of the day (engine & gearbox stone cold), I exit the works car park and pull away on the road, when it changes from 2nd to 3rd, there's a noticable delay and the clutch can be felt & heard to slip. Once its gone through this cycle the slip won't happen again till the next day.
Oddly I never feel this in the morning when I leave for work as the road I live on is small and on a tight bend, so I'm only driving approx 20mph, and it probably doesnt get out of 2nd gear for those first minutes, so when I hit the main road and the gears change there's no noticable issue.
I'm thinking that there's a presure build issue on the 3rd gear solenoid, so once its cycled or warmed up a little it behaves, but if the car is driven quickly after starting and its all cold its not built pressure for some reason and causes a delay in the gear selection....

I'm considering having the gearbox oil changed on the next service to see if that'll help..?
I'm loathed to ask my mechanic to investigate further and open the gearbox, not till the problem becomes more regular.

Any thoughts from anyone????
 
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Old Mar 13, 2026 | 03:00 AM
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OK, I have an update...
The past two days when I get in the car to drive home, I start the engine and put my seatbelt on, and I would then normally just drive away.. but what I've done twice now is place the gearbox into Drive, knock the lever to the left and cycle the drive through 1-3rd gear, then put the gearbox back into normal Drive mode.. it only takes a second to do.. then when I've driven off there's no slip when it changes into third, it feels absolutely normal.
Got to get her booked in for a service and get the gearbox oil changed too.
 
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