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ATX delay normal? #47340 11/07/01 01:05 PM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 268 Virginia Beach Va T TomServo98 OP Member
OP TomServo98 Member T Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 268 Virginia Beach Va	Do I have something wrong with my ATX or is it just an engineering problem? My ATX takes about 3 seconds to get into gear from a stop. It does this in both R and D. I changed the fluid to Mobil 1 and that seemed to make it a little better but not much. 98 Contour SE Zetec ATX "Chevy Corsicas Fear me!" "There's no such thing as a PRETTY GOOD alligator wrestler"

Re: ATX delay normal? #47341 11/07/01 08:10 PM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 75 Columbus, OH A ABNeg Member
ABNeg Member A Joined: May 2001 Posts: 75 Columbus, OH	From your description, it sounds like the problem might be either internal pump or pressure related. Best to get professional help. Cheers! Is the smoke alarm in your house also known as the "dinner bell"? '99 Zetec VCT Daily Driver Mild Air Filter Mod

Re: ATX delay normal? #47342 11/07/01 08:13 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,584 Roseville MI USA T The Striped Brick Member
The Striped Brick Member T Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,584 Roseville MI USA	Depending on how well the trans was taken care of before you bought it it may not be able to be helped Preventive maintence is a #1 priority, case in point, we have a 1997 GMC Safari that has 315,000 miles on it and has the original trans. I have the trans serviced every 30,000 miles and theres the proof...315,000 Roger R SVT/SHO Society SE MI rep 2000 CSVT #1253 of 2150 silver frost/midnight blue 2-8" dark blue racing stripes Mequiars...simply the best! "...and number 5, now this is the most important Rat, when it comes to making out, whenever possible, put on side one of Led Zeppelin 4" USMondeo@aol.com

Re: ATX delay normal? #47343 11/07/01 10:23 PM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 268 Virginia Beach Va T TomServo98 OP Member
OP TomServo98 Member T Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 268 Virginia Beach Va	I bought the car with 6K miles on it and have Mobil 1 ATF changed every 35K miles. Its done this from day one. From Park to Reverse or drive it takes about 2-3 sec. to pop into gear. 98 Contour SE Zetec ATX "Chevy Corsicas Fear me!" "There's no such thing as a PRETTY GOOD alligator wrestler"

Re: ATX delay normal? #47344 11/08/01 02:00 AM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 503 San Antonio, TX USA D DconNavi Member
DconNavi Member D Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 503 San Antonio, TX USA	Sounds about right and i have about 50k on mine. the only thing i get worried about is when i floor it and let go that it does a VERY hard shift. Scary! '99 Contour SE Sport, 50k, V-6, ATX, T-Red, With Many many mods. '99 GMC Sonoma SLS, 16k, 4-cyl, Summit white, not as many mods. Founder of Ghost Tech Racing inc. AIM-FordMondeoS "Time does not exist in this dimention; but in a time and a place we know not of..." -A. P. Stidwell

Re: ATX delay normal? #47345 11/08/01 04:38 PM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 75 Columbus, OH A ABNeg Member
ABNeg Member A Joined: May 2001 Posts: 75 Columbus, OH	I seem to remember a post from a hundred years ago that mentioned something about resetting the computer to cure strange shifting problems...Forgot who posted it tho... Is the smoke alarm in your house also known as the "dinner bell"? '99 Zetec VCT Daily Driver Mild Air Filter Mod

Re: ATX delay normal? #47346 11/09/01 04:09 PM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 36 baltimore, MD , USA J jkenny Member
jkenny Member J Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 36 baltimore, MD , USA	I have a 98(.5?) atx 4 cyl. I experience varying delays from the time I hit the "drop out of" or "drop into" overdirve button and the time that the transmission actually does what I tell it to do. It's an annoyance. Is this normal ? jim Should have gotten a manual trans.

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