Trans slow to engage reverse

[kvc]

Originally Posted by heinz13

KVC...I realize which unit you have. I've been in the transmission business for over 35 years. It is a ZF6HP-19. My advice to you is DRIVE it, and not worry. When it breaks then you'll know what to do. Good Luck.

Herbert Boensch
Transpro Transmissions
Houston, Texas

Probably the best advice I've had from anyone! Thanks mate

[upallnight]

Perhaps a new or rebuilt valve body will fix the problem.

http://www.automaticchoice.com/uploa.../95740-01K.pdf

You can perform the vacuum test as outlined in the PDF to see if this is the problem.

[heinz13]

All I'm saying is, if there's no codes and no major malfunctions, then the best course of action is to drive it and NOT spend money needlessly trying to chase a few glitches....it will break you....LOL

[SlickGT1]

Originally Posted by kvc

Thanks for the link SlickGT1 - made for very interesting reading and could be the road I must travel... Not too sure I want to take this path at this early stage of ownership, as I'm enjoying the ride too much at the moment to park the car up for any length. It's winter here now and as the wet weather progresses I may bite the bullet and pull the transmission apart to investigate, swap-out the solenoids etc. and revert to 'another' car as a daily... that said, my wife would not be impressed if I started to pull the X apart after only 4 months of ownership... I can hear her now "you haven't bought another lemon have you"?..."why are you pulling this car apart already"?..."here we go again"... So to keep the peace, I'll live with the transmission as is for a while, then delve into the problem when I've researched all possibilities, sourced parts and prepared my workshop for the task.

It is actually not that big of a deal. I did it in one day. Not sure how many hours, but started and finished in normal hours. Took my time, sticking all the screws into cardboard to make sure I know where they go back in. I can't imagine being in the city, and having to park constantly, while waiting 2-3 sec for reverse to engage.