Delayed gear shifting in early mornings?
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Delayed gear shifting in early mornings?
I've noticed a strange/unique issue with my 2000 ES during my first initial driving periods each morning. For some reason when I jump in my ES each morning (engine cold) and drive off, the car seems to have a somewhat lengthy and delayed period of sticking at about 3000 RPM's at 30-35 MPH in second gear (I assume this is 2nd), before it shifts and drops down to about 1500 RPM's and kicks into 3rd gear. From there on out, it's never a problem again and shifts smooth as butter. Just for a test, today I let the car warm up and idle for about 2 minutes before I drove and this didn't happen at all. I also have never had this scenario play itself like this, other than first thing in the morning when the car has not been driven all night. Is this normal? Should I be concerned? Do I need to let the car warm up in the AM to prevent this from happening?
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This has been questioned and discussed many times, it's completely normal.
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Thanks for the reassurance guys! Normally I do more thorough research before posting a topic, but I just don't remember my old '97 ever doing this. Maybe it's just been too long lol
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