I was in drive at a standstill while on a hill and the car started to roll backwards(automatic trans). It was a little unnerving as i needed to maintain steady accelerator pressure to keep the car from rolling back. Is this a transmission or engine problem and what maintenance can be done to cure this. on another topic: I was considering re-sleeving the cylinders, is this an expensive procedure?

Mine always roll back if the hill is steep enough. You actually should just should step on the foot-brake to relieve the transmission(otherwise you may build up heat in the transmission). To prevent the rollback when stepping from the brake to the accelerator, try using both feet to ease back onto the accelerator.

Oh, and...What diesel body do you have?

Sounds normal. My car always rolls back on my driveway. What's really funny is that there is this one hill. Not very steep, but sometimes the car rolls back but other times it sits still. Is there something wrong with that? Seems to happen on my grandpa's Camry also.

my car is an sdl, I am happy to hear that it is not a serious problem. I was afraid I was looking at a trans rebuild or other costly repair. Thanks for the tips.

I wouldn't touch that engine unless you are having poor performance, and oil consumption issues. Resleeving the cylinders is basically a full overhaul, and you will have all of the associated expenses with that procedure, so yes, it'll be VERY expensive.

Why would you be considering resleeving the cylinders?

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Ali Al-Chalabi

2001 CLK55
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Diesel
2002 Harley-Davidson Fatboy
Merlin Extralight w/ Campy Record

I have another diesel sdl which is consuming oil and does seem to have significant blowby. Is there an oil which I should be using in this case, I have heard of a few additives which supposedly fill in the scoring in the cylinders and thereby increase the compression. Engine restorer is one that comes to mind, and I recall seeing one on late night informercials. any success with these?

snake oil. You stand to do far more damage with that stuff as it clogs up small oil passages, causing additional damage. What's the rate of consumption on the oil burner? Unless you're getting down to the point of a quart every few hundred miles, I'd just add the oil.

its not that bad, its only about 1 1/2 quarts per oil change. thanks for the info.