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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: omegasport on 13 May 2010, 17:43:14

Title: gearbox probs please help
Post by: omegasport on 13 May 2010, 17:43:14

hi everyone i have a new problem with my auto gearbox its an ar35 on a mv6 3.0 .all was fine at first untill i stopped at a set of lights and went to pull away and the car struggled the rev counter was hitting 6000 so i assumed it was slipping so i changed the gear manually from 1st and changed my way up to d all was fine .kept it in d stopped and the same thing happend again .then changed gear manually again and fine doing it that way but asoon as u leave it in drive no go .has anyone had the same or simular problem i would like to hear about it it may help me

thanks

Title: Re: gearbox probs please help
Post by: Welung666 on 13 May 2010, 17:55:42

When was the fluid level last checked?

Title: Re: gearbox probs please help
Post by: YZ250 on 13 May 2010, 17:59:34

Possible Gearbox Selector Sensor???
When my previous Omega did something similar it went into limp home mode though so not certain. It is underneath passenger side of gearbox.

Title: Re: gearbox probs please help
Post by: omegasport on 13 May 2010, 18:03:10

hi i last checked it a week ago and all was fine well that is if i checked it right r u ment to check it with the engine running and being in drive on flat level ground

thanks

Title: Re: gearbox probs please help
Post by: Welung666 on 13 May 2010, 19:23:48

Quote

hi i last checked it a week ago and all was fine well that is if i checked it right r u ment to check it with the engine running and being in drive on flat level ground

thanks

That's it. The next suggestion would be the selector as YZ suggested. There is a HowTo in the maintenance section, have a look in the index :y

Title: Re: gearbox probs please help
Post by: omegasport on 13 May 2010, 19:54:54

ok will do thank you  :y

Title: Re: gearbox probs please help
Post by: david_omega on 14 May 2010, 00:18:42

i have just done a replacement for a member, in my garage, changed the box for him, different reasons, his had metal inside!

I also have had this same problem as you though, in a 3.2 omega,  just revs and slow to get going, but works manualy in 1st, it was an old training police car so had been abused no doubt.
We put new box in and it worked fine there after.
gearbox not worth repairing so just bought a new one for it.