1998 corvette with transmission issue.
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1998 corvette with transmission issue.
Just purchased a 1998 corvette that has only been started once or twice a year , its been in a garage for about 20 years it has 30,000 miles on it . I changed the oil had an exhaust leak fixed, reset all of the fault codes took it for a test drive the engine runs great but the auto transmission shifts hard going into 2nd gear, the check engine light came on when i was taking it to have the transmission oil and filter changed so i had the deaaler ship run a diaonostic test the dealer ship said 2nd and 4th gear issues . I am just wondering if changing the fluid and filter might solve the issue the car hasnt been driven but about 30 miles . Any help would be greatly appericiated the Dealer ship wants to charge 165 an hour with a min 5 hours to work on it. Ive also read a little about the controll valve possibly causing these issues
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Just purchased a 1998 corvette that has only been started once or twice a year , its been in a garage for about 20 years it has 30,000 miles on it . I changed the oil had an exhaust leak fixed, reset all of the fault codes took it for a test drive the engine runs great but the auto transmission shifts hard going into 2nd gear, the check engine light came on when i was taking it to have the transmission oil and filter changed so i had the deaaler ship run a diaonostic test the dealer ship said 2nd and 4th gear issues . I am just wondering if changing the fluid and filter might solve the issue the car hasnt been driven but about 30 miles . Any help would be greatly appericiated the Dealer ship wants to charge 165 an hour with a min 5 hours to work on it. Ive also read a little about the controll valve possibly causing these issues
If you have never pulled the codes before here is a vid to help you out
