tranny slippage when cold

[lanny]

good day y"all.got me an 87 190e 2.6 auto,i"ve noticed that when i start in the mornings and off and running my tranny slips sometimes when changing from third to fourth.i have to back off the pedal to make it stop slipping and then it will change up to fourth.what could have caused this? and it only happens when the engine is cold on first starts in the day.

[berryrice]

When is the last time you changed the transmission fluid and filter? Mine did this about 3 years back and luckily fresh fluid and filter did the trick.

[lanny]

thanks berryrice,its been a while i havn"t changed the filter and fluid(about a year or so).i will go for that as soon as i get the chance.

[emerydc8]

Isn't there a cream colored wafer switch on the left side of the transmission pan that you can firm up the shifts? Does the 190E have a 722.3xx transmission?

[tbomachines]

99% of the time these problems stem from low fluid level in our cars

[oldsinner111]

I have a diesel,and it shifts bad when cold.For five years now I manully shift gears until she is warm

[berryrice]

No Problem Lanny. I second TBOmachine. Pretty much all transmissions are really sensitive to fluid levels. I check mine 3-4 times after a job (hot and cold) on a level surface. It's never as clear cut at I think it should be

[lanny]

Hi emerydc8.my tranny is the 722-409 and it has the vacuum system on it for adjusting the flares i.e (hard-soft shifts) which is not the problem.only on first starts of the day and shifting from 3rd to 4th does it slip.:I also checked the fluid level which was good.