Shifting question..

[xioca]

When my car is fairly cold, I usually warm it up for 3 or 4 minutes, it will shift nice and firm. When the car is warmed up fully it will tend to pull into the next gear when it shifts.

I've checked the fluid and it was a little low, so I topped it off. This seemed to make it go away for a week or two. Now the problem has came back, yet the fluid level hasn't dropped any.

The fluid doesn't smell burnt, so the fluid most likely isn't bad. Could it just be that the person who had the car before me used a inferior fluid, and doesn't keep a good enough viscosity when warmed up?

 

[Rob10_99]

ever have the tranny flushed?
what color is the fluid?
it may not smell burnt but could just be old.

btw, your fluid level should never drop unless there is a leak,
same thing goes with your coolant and brake lines(save for pad wear)

degrease your engine/tranny and check it over the next few days,
its easy to do a flush, takes an hour tops at most shops, thats what I did at my shop a lot.
that should cost you +-$69.99

btw, you checked it running in N or P correct? forget which for dsm's,
it will say on your dipstick(tranny).

 

[xioca]

Yes I should probably get it flushed.
The fluid is a pinkish-red translucent color.

Also the fluid level hasn't dropped any, but when I filled it up it seemed to cure the problem, but it slowly came back.

And I checked it in N, which is what I remember reading it is for dsm's.