Delayed engagement 04 2wd tahoe

[Drake04Tahoe]

First post, been browsing the board for some time now. Searched this term already but only seen one article that really didn't answer my question.

Recently bought an 04 tahoe 2wd with the 5.3. 218k miles. Seems there is a huge delay when shifting into drive. Literally, two full seconds. Fluid looked good. Read that it may be caused by the wrong fluid. Should I try to drain and refill with the "correct" fluid for peace of mind? I'm almost positive I'll need a transmission soon being that when I shift into 2, it doesn't really pull and it's noisy. Back to drive... Once engaged, it drives perfect. No noise, no vibration. Just trying to see if there's a fix for the delayed engagement. I'll never use 2 so not worried about it. Thanks in advance for helping.

 

[Tahoe14]

Someone may speak up but this is the 2015+ section, you may get more help in the 2004 section. Good luck.

 

[Drake04Tahoe]

Someone may speak up but this is the 2015+ section, you may get more help in the 2004 section. Good luck.

I thought I was in the 00-06 section. Still new to the site though I've been browsing quite a bit. Thank you though.

 

[Drake04Tahoe]

Still nothing?

 

[MrBalll]

From what I've read it's time for a new tranny or just rebuild yours.

For the Drive issue you may just add some fluid and it may help your problem.

 

[rockola1971]

Delayed shift to Drive you say? You mean its slipping in first gear or do you actually mean its slipping going into 3rd(Drive)?