fresh fluid is almost red.
perhaps a change of fluid, but chances are something is already burnt / burning.
change fluid, Masterserv does a fairly thorough vacuum & replace of tranny fluid.
monitor how it drives, and color.
if it darkens quickly, may have some more serious issue.
the kick is a damaged spring and thus fluid when accelerating does not move as quick and would ultimately lead to the trannys demise cause of improper lubrication
this is not the case unless some sort of shift/reprogram kit was installed
it breaks and does not allow the piston inside it to flow fluid thus causing the low fluid pressure resulting in damamged clutches, bands, etc
the shorter the spring, the quicker and harsher the change but bad flow if not made to work properly
dave went though lenghts with this tranny issue
check your transmission mounts. or let ur mechanic check it for you, i changed my mounts the other day cuz i was gettin jerks when the gears change and it was my transmission mounts which we bad.
CAS in chaguanas does the complete flush...it uses 10quarts of oil..it costs around 700 using ATF+3 tranny oil...but they stopped that and using +4 now which is more costly
ok to be specific seeing that u never changed the transmission fluid CHANGE IT NOW its very cheap. matter of fact if the recommended fluid for ur car is dexron III i have 2 quarts of castrol sitting here just cause im paranoid and always over prepared i'd be happy to part with them for a small fee.
2nd thing to do is put the car up on a ramp and have a knowledgeable mechanic inspect the mounts. if you have a quack look at them you'll defeat the purpose of the exercise since a compressed mount is harder to detect than a busted one but almost just as problematic.
last but not least take the two front wheels off AND TIGHTEN THE AXLES. You may be shocked to note that this can also cause the problem you're having and it costs zero to fix it. all u need is a power handle and possibly a 30mm socket.
if these steps avail nothing then clearly its your tranny that’s on the bum but at least you'll be happy to dish out the cash now instead of attacking a broken spring problem that will render your car useless for several days only to find out it was something else that would have been alot faster and cheaper to fix.
