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> On Apr 20, 2020, at 2:08 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > 2006 Element, 212,000 miles. Transmission is shifting slow between 1st > and 2nd gear. > > I.e. seems to be in neutral for a second or two before engaging next > gear. Engine will rev up and then it sort of bangs in to gear. > > Checked fluid, it was slightly low. Added a little over a pint to top it > off. Problem remains. > > Did a complete 3x drain/fill last summer so fluid should be reasonably > clean. Used recommended Castrol fluid "for Honda." > > Cursory research indicates that it might be a failing solenoid. They > aren't super cheap so hate to experiment. Anyone have any first-hand > experience in this area? > > Had a Ford Focus transmission do something similar years ago, and it was > also a solenoid. > > Allan > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
