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Originally Posted by nikita
Classic automatic transmission "morning sickness". When the oil pump, servo seals and other parts are worn out, it takes a while to build enough oil pressure to get clutch packs to engage. At this point, usually changing and flushing fluids wont fix it. The reason it works ok later in the day is that parts are warmer and expanded a bit and seals a little softer. It is not likely that the transmission will suddenly die and leave you stranded, but you do need to start saving up for a rebuild. I've seen them take 30 seconds to engage reverse in the morning, but otherwise still function.
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Thanks for this post. Let me ask you this, yesterday I started up the car, zipped backwards out of my parking spot, put the car into drive, waited until I felt the car shift into drive and then I pushed on the gas to get the rpms up to about 2000. The car began to move foward but only felt like I was getting about 25% of that power to the transmission. 1 full second later, the car lurched and then took off at full power -- all the while I was holding the gas pedal steady at about 1800-2000 rpm.
Does this still sound like the problem you described above?
