ok guys i have a 2002 1500 qc. it has 147k on it and ran like a top until about2 months ago when on cold mornings 32 degrees and below it won't go into OD until its warmed up and i was goin to just change my tranny filter because i don't know if the tranny fluid has ever been changed and i thought if i changed it it might mess it up and a buddy said if the fluids have never been changed i should flush it. what should i do or is this just a part of the tranny to warm the truck up? i've had the truck over a year and this is the first time this has ever happened.

 

I really can't give much advice on a flush. The tranny not shifting into overdrive until it is warm is a design feature of the tranny. All of the dodge auto trannys do it. It's always in the 20's here in the am. It always takes a few miles for the tranny to warm up, and shift into overdrive. After that she is good to go. I'm sure someone will chime in for you as far as a flush goes.

 

thanks for the info i had a bad feeling that the tranny might be going bad.

 

tafet

That is right. Most dodge owners think there a problem with the transmission, when the temp gets 32 degess or lower it takes a longer time for the trans to upshift. The lower the temp you may not be able to upshift into 3rd gear as well.

 

so since that is normal do you think i should still change my filter?