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Originally Posted by nckmsn
I am looking at purchasing a 97 e420 that has 111,000 miles on it. It has a delay going in to gear from park (into reverse and drive) of about 1.5 seconds. It has had a full transmission service and still has the same behavior. Is this a problem or normal behavior. Please help as i am supposed to get on a plane tomorrow morning to go pick the car up. Thanks
Mason
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That does sound unusual....I experienced the same thing on the electical valve body saturn used on the SL2 tansmissions... the tollerances were tight enough even a little varnish made them stick and therefore delay.(in as little as 40K miles)..it then hit hard when it engaged.... I don't know specifically what this specific transmission is subjected to allong those lines. WHat are the local tempratures when it does that.....what I mean is real cold or more average tempratures?
Very cold weather may agrivate things like that....even with fresh fluid....111K and 9 years isn't excessive....hope someone with more experience on the newer ones can answer soon.....Hopefully WHunter may know more. You can try to ask him...or JohnHef