Autobox sticking in first

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alpine318
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Post Mon Mar 20, 2017 10:30 am

If I start my car from cold and drive off down my street in the D position, it often sticks in first gear. As the car warms up it'll finally shift into second then third.

My girlfriends dad was the previous owner and I know he had changed the gearbox oil a few times trying to cure the problem.

If rev the car really hard too 4000 rpm it'll change to second and then it's fine from then onwards, but I don't like doing that on a cold engine.

Any other thoughts?
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Malky320cab
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Post Mon Mar 20, 2017 11:11 am

I had similar issues after I changed the engine and had to drain the box, they can be very sensitive to the level of fluid and to much or not enough does cause issues. I replaced mine and never had a issue.