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2003 GM 4 t65E no gears when cold start.
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phantom 309
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Oct 24, 2021, 12:30 PM
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2003 GM 4 t65E no gears when cold start.
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2003 buick regal LS 3.8 4T65E.
This car is our beater with a heater does winter duty,. It will not go into gear until it has been running for a minute or two,.the fluid is up and its a decent color, car has 136,000 kms (84000 miles) As soon as it goes into gear it drives just fine.
What can i do to fix this?
Thankyou
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Tom Greenleaf
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Oct 24, 2021, 2:05 PM
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Site has a transmission expert hope he'll be by soon for you. Mean time if you've added magic tricks to fluid on this BEATER say so to help.
Also if you've changed fluid even just the fluid filter it's cold sensitive ATF IMO isn't until serious extremes not there yet, Tom
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gsferraro
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Oct 26, 2021, 4:35 PM
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Hello,
First thing i want you to do is check the fluid level a certain way, when i fill these transmissions i always overfill them to ensure they are full(i overfill by 1/2 quart.
This is what i want for you to do. In the morning when the car is stone cold, Without the engine running, pull the dipstick out, wipe it, stick back down to check the fluid level WITHOUT engine running. Pull the stick back out and see if it is 2 1/2 inches ABOVE the full line, if it is, the transmission is full, if not, it is not full. Lets start with that. If it's more than 2 1/2 inches above the full line may have a drain back problem. Gary
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phantom 309
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Oct 27, 2021, 3:43 PM
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Ok cool morning trans has oil right up to the first of the bends in the stick,. i didn't measure exactly but ye olde trusty eyeball guesstimated 2" over full.
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gsferraro
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Oct 27, 2021, 3:59 PM
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ok, seems full, the delay is forward and reverse?
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phantom 309
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Oct 29, 2021, 5:16 AM
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It was forward or reverse,.
It supposedly has quit doing it,.i don't know what to say,.
My daughter has it at university,.it won't be back here till xmas holidays,.
Thankyou Gary for your time. i appreciate the free expert advice.
Nick.
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phantom 309
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Feb 20, 2022, 8:48 AM
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Update on this beater with a heater,. she has gotten used to it i guess,. if the car sits for a week, it will have no gears if she tries to drive away within 1-2 mins of starting it,. but she lets it idle to warm up with heated seats on and it is always fine then,.
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gsferraro
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Feb 20, 2022, 4:43 PM
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Kinda sounds like a drainback problem, Thanks for the update
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