When I first start my max and drive without it warming up, i have to rev up to about 3-4000 rpm before it'll feel like it's going somewhere...but the problem goes away after the engine is warmed up.??! Anyone have any ideas? sugestions?? It's a 91 SE Auto..

 

Thats kinda strange..

I would suggest that you check your antifreeze/water..make sure you got anti freeze in there or your pipes will get fozen. maybe that has something to do with it..

if the car doesn't drive until it's warmed up..don't drive it until you warm it up. check your transmission fluid level..start the car..let it warm up..shift through all the gears put it in park..then check your tranny fluid level.

i would definitely check out the fluid levels.

 

thanx man..i was thinking it was the tranny fluid too..

 

The engine coolant has nothing to do with this problem.
If the ATF has never been changed, get that done first. Otherwise, check the level: the trans must be at full operating temp and running in Park.

 

yep..turned out to be the tranny fluid.i added a quart and the problems went away as soon as i touched the gas..

 

Cool!

 

Do you think it'd be possible or plausible to put a heater on the fluid hoses like some people have on their radiator hoses? The kind you plug into the wall? What do you guys think?

 

Theres no need for heaters. Antifreeze does what it's name says. It's Anti-Freeze..it doesn't get frozen. Anti-Freeze is present to make sure your engine pipes doesn't get frozen and crack or something. It might get very cold, but it'll stay liquid.

As for the other fluids, power steering, tranny, brake..non of them freeze as well..so they definitely don't need any warming aid.

Just let your car warm up good

 

Well..They actually DO freeze, but it's at a temp that is rarely seen in any part of the world where you would see a car. Some fish actually have antifreeze in their blood! Pretty cool, no? Anyway, I just meant my last post as a way to get the fluids to become "nonslushy" sooner, so warming wouldn't take as long.

 

Actually, that's what the stock "tranny cooler" is. It's a heat exchanger.. it's made to warm the trans fluid in the winter to help it warm up to operating temps sooner, and in the summer it helps cool it.


As for antifreeze freezing, YES it will freeze if it gets cold enough.. that's why it's imperative that you have the correct antifreeze/water miz in the car.
If you live up north and you're running mostly water, you're going to kill your engine.
If you live in the south and you're running 1/2 and 1/2 in the winter, it's a waste of coolant and money.