Smooth Shifting

[Valley olds]

I am experiencing smooth shifting... A little too smooth Anyways, lately I have noticed my shifting is very soft. I do not even feel the shifts. The rpms just drop when the car shifts, but there is no apparent bump. Does this mean my transmission is dying? Would a shift kit solve this issue? or will it make things worse?

[Koots]

Sounds like you either have low fluid levels, old worn out fluid, gummed up internals or a combo of any of them.

I would first check the fluid level and if it's low, just add some more to see if it helps. If it doesn't do much, I would drop the pan, replace the filter and refill with as much new fluid as you can. This will eliminate all the regular maintenance items out of your diagnostic equation.

[Valley olds]

Cool. After reading the "no reverse" thread, I was kind of leaning towards that. Looks like a transmission fluid change is next on my list. After doing the fluid change, I will post if that fixed the issue. Thank you