Carina E Auto Not Getting Thru Gears Effeciently When Cold

[carina-ladyowner]

I have a carina 1.8 16v auto.

I had previously only owned and driven manuals so cannot compare to other automatics.

have a problem when car is cold or has not been driven far. I am minutes from the bypass and when I get to bypass car seems slow to get up thru gears. getting up to 4 thousand revs before changing when trying to pick up to bout 50-60 mph. it can go quite a while before changing and of course being on the A14 i cannot trundle along until car is ready for the higher speeds.

does transmission oil need changing? what else could it be?

did change a fuel injector about 18 months ago but that was loss of power when car was hot so dont think it is same problem

any ideas folks?

[alangrim]

Hi

Toyota's need to warm up to around 65 degrees before the auto box will change into overdrive (Top gear) This took about 2 miles on my Carina.

Have you checked the Gearbox fluid level ? Check it correctly as per the handbook and do not overfill.

I changed my Gearbox oil at 100,000, but this was just a precaution.

I hope this helps

Alan

[carina-ladyowner]

Hi

Toyota's need to warm up to around 65 degrees before the auto box will change into overdrive (Top gear) This took about 2 miles on my Carina.

Have you checked the Gearbox fluid level ? Check it correctly as per the handbook and do not overfill.

I changed my Gearbox oil at 100,000, but this was just a precaution.

I hope this helps

Alan

many thanks Alan. will get gearbox oil checked and changed.