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Title: Automatic transmission is a little slow to change when D or R are selected
Post by: james985 on January 22, 2019, 12:07:36 AM

Hi...I'm about to buy a 2005 Galaxy 2.3 automatic transmission and noticed that when I selected reverse it didn't engage straight away. When Drive was selected it found reverse for a second before engaging into Drive. Is this an indication of a transmission that is about to go wrong? The car dealer said that this was to do with the engine idling speed? I have a 2006 Ford Galaxy which is about to go due to being hit by a dustbin lorry, also automatic, and this engages immediately what ever gear is selected. It feels much more responsive where gear selection is concerned.

Title: Re: Automatic transmission is a little slow to change when D or R are selected
Post by: johnnyroper on January 22, 2019, 10:03:59 AM

Sounds like either worn out oil or sticky solenoids, have a search in ref library there is a write up about it

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