89 camry LE v6 trans issue

[Xer0 SiN]

hi there...i been searching through the forums to see if i could find a thread with a similar issue as mine...but alas i couldnt...

i just picked up a pretty nice camry that i plan on using as a DD...the only thing is i need to resolve this auto trans issue...everything else runs as it should and this motor purrs...what im having problems with is when i first put it in to D and press the gas the trans pretty much slides all through first gear up to around 15mph (the best way i could explain this is...if you ever drove manual and you let the clutch out slowly but you reved out the engine...you would move forward...but slowly...i hope that makes sense)...once the car shifts to second (around 16-20mph) then the issue disappears...it only does this in first gear...at dead stops if you were to just gun it...it would boogie quickly to second gear but you still feel that slide (like you know youre supposed to be going faster at that rpms...if that makes sense also)...

i was planning on putting in some lucas transmission fix tomorrow to see if there was any change...would this be a solution?? i heard some good things from lucas...i know that putting a bandaid isnt gonna fix a broken leg...but to me it just feels like it may be just a cut instead of leg trauma LOL...please any advice will be well taken...sorry for the long post and thanks in advance...

[Xer0 SiN]

surly someone can chime in about this trans issue =\

[atobe]

what happens when you put it into L and step on the gas

[Xer0 SiN]

pretty much the same thing...thats why i just leave it in D so it shifts to second then the less i have to worry about it...after i install the new alt tomorrow im gonna see how that lucas trans oil settled in by taking it around the block

on a side note...i saw your coilovered cam...that car is frickin nice...it kinda inspired me to get this car up and running so i can quit racking mileage on my xrunner...is it possible to PM me a list of parts that you used to get the celica coilovers to work for you?? thanks in advance

[hzt30]

What does the transmission fluid look like? Does it smell burnt? Sounds like it is slipping in low gear.

You might want to drop the pan and install a new filter and then refill with fresh fluid.

[Doctor J]

How does it move in reverse?

[Xer0 SiN]

all gears work really good with the exception of L or D in 1st gear...

just to give you guys an update...i switched out the alt with an OEM denso unit and proceeded to test drive the car after i let the lucas slip oil settle for a couple days...let me tell you...this oil works...the car in 1st gear runs 30 times better thAn when i first bought it...im pretty stoked...i have a feeling im gonna like driving this car more than my xrunner or stang