AWD auto problem

[GnArKiLl]

my talon is an AWD auto and when it is cold and i go to start it and leave, for the first few blocks its REALY bogged down in the drive gears but after a few blocks its just like normal.. what would cause this? the tranny is full, i think its the torque converter but i could be wrong.. what do you guys think?

[scheides]

Try putting some thinner fluid while its so cold out, or let the car warm up for longer before you begin to drive. Sounds like your fluid is just thick.

[TkrPerformance]

just let it warm up first
what ever you do dont flush it. I had my spyder flush after that the tranny took a shit when it was still a auto

[Andrew7dg]

just let it warm up first
what ever you do dont flush it. I had my spyder flush after that the tranny took a shit when it was still a auto


Yeah, don't flush the system. It will just create problems later. I have known many of friends auto transmissions who have fell victim to the flush. :toiletp:
Even after I warned them.

[GsXtUrBo98]

Yeah, don't flush the system. It will just create problems later. I have known many of friends auto transmissions who have fell victim to the flush. :toiletp:
Even after I warned them.

So you guys are scaring the people with auto AWD cars to not flush the tranny at all!!

So when would be a good time to do so?? In summer and thats all or what?

[twack]

For what its worth, ive had mine flushed a bunch of times and it has 115k on it. Mine went through a flood though and survived

[tim]

I dont know of any places that do a transmission flush, whatever that is. Every machine that I have seen does an exchange of the fluid. The trans itself does the pumping and just takes in new fluid as the old fluid is taken out. Very smart thing to do as long as you do it somewhat regularly. Actually, that is the only way you are going to get all of the fluid changed out of the torque converter. You can also do this with a couple buckets and some extra line hooked up to your cooler lines. If the vehicle has a shit load of miles on it and the fluid is black and shitty already the new fluid may be too slippery and the trans may not like that. You may experience slipping just because the fluid is no longer loaded with clutch material and metal filings.


As far as the problem in the first post. Let it warm up a bit like everyone has said. Also go to www.howstuffworks.com and see how a torque converter actually works, it will make a lot of sense why the vehicle feels bogged down.

[xveganxcowboyx]

I'm sorry, but I don't buy the argument against changing the fluid. Any failures were probably coincidental or were going to happen soon anyways (like switching to synthetic engine oil). I've never believed standard transmission fluid could last the life of a vehicle. I figure a tranny flush should be done roughly as often as the timing belt. Longer if you use synthetic.

If you don't want to pay for a fancy machine back flush just drain what you can and refill it. It's at least half of it is new and has the proper lubrication and viscocity then.

[GsXtUrBo98]

I'm sorry, but I don't buy the argument against changing the fluid. Any failures were probably coincidental or were going to happen soon anyways (like switching to synthetic engine oil). I've never believed standard transmission fluid could last the life of a vehicle. I figure a tranny flush should be done roughly as often as the timing belt. Longer if you use synthetic.

If you don't want to pay for a fancy machine back flush just drain what you can and refill it. It's at least half of it is new and has the proper lubrication and viscocity then.

I agree with this.. And also a tranny flush is the same thing as using the machine with the cylinders to do a complete swap of fluid. Thats the only way that i would change the fluid in a auto, but if you are affraid of the tranny not liking the new fluid change then you could do it like the back yard machanic would, drain and fill... It will get you atleast half new fluid and you can run it for a while like that till the tranny gets a feel for it then do the flush..

Thats just the way that i see it.

[dragonforce]

"bogged down" sounds like an engine performance issue. Transmission problem is usually slipping, noise, or no gear problems. But if you think it is tranny problem, I would just change fluid and filter. if that doesn't fix, bring it in to trans shop.