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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: clinton on 25 January 2011, 21:25:57

Title: auto gearbox light???
Post by: clinton on 25 January 2011, 21:25:57

hi everyone
i have a 2.2i auto

i changed my gearbox oil and filter on the weekend,took it for a short drive and all was fine. the following day on the way to work it started lagging and the oil light came on.so went straight home.i checked the oil levels (im assuming it is ment to be level with the bolt on the side) which it was so i assumed it must be an air bubble from changing the oil and filter,so i added a bit extra to compensate. after driving about 50km that day the car sort of "burped" briefly and all was fine and the light went off so i thought great,untill today and about 300km of driving, the light has returned. i went straight home and check the level again,it was slightly overfull (judging from the bolt again) so returned it to just full. does anyone have any insight on this problem. the car is performing fine and changing normally.

ps. i used regular atf,i know some boxes are funny but the gearbox guys assured me regular atf is fine(did they lie?)

thanks  :y

Title: Re: auto gearbox light???
Post by: hercules on 25 January 2011, 21:29:51

your right with the fluid being level with the bolt on the side but you have to check the level with the engine running and the car level too :y

Title: Re: auto gearbox light???
Post by: PhilRich on 25 January 2011, 21:31:48

Describe the 'auto gearbox light'? :-/


Is it the one shown in the top right of this picture? If so, read the text. :y

(http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab197/philrich1064/Omega.jpg)




Or is it the Oil warning light?


(http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab197/philrich1064/Omega2.jpg)

Title: Re: auto gearbox light???
Post by: Andy B on 25 January 2011, 21:31:52

there's no warning light/message for low level of

the gearbox, there is though for the engine oil.

Have you checked the engine oil level?

Title: Re: auto gearbox light???
Post by: hercules on 25 January 2011, 21:31:58

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152783586

Title: Re: auto gearbox light???
Post by: clinton on 25 January 2011, 21:45:06

thanks phil ,yes it is the light in the top right, assumed it was the gearbox oil? can i remove the catalytic converter? the southafrican dealers for opel are crazy expensive.

also thanks hercules i didnt know the car had to be running,i shall do that in the morning.

Title: Re: auto gearbox light???
Post by: clinton on 25 January 2011, 21:54:31

ps,yup the engine oil is still good,did a service same time i did the gearbox oil

Title: Re: auto gearbox light???
Post by: PhilRich on 25 January 2011, 22:05:07

Quote

thanks phil ,yes it is the light in the top right, assumed it was the gearbox oil? can i remove the catalytic converter? the southafrican dealers for opel are crazy expensive.

also thanks hercules i didnt know the car had to be running,i shall do that in the morning.

Take look in your PM box mate  :y

Title: Re: auto gearbox light???
Post by: PhilRich on 25 January 2011, 22:11:36

You really need to get hold of a code reader (OBD11 compliant) as that light is telling you there is an emmissions fault & a code/codes will be stored in the ECU pointing you in the general direction of the fault/faults. The reader plug is behind the drop down fusebox door under the steering column. If the catalytic convertor was buggered then the light would be flashing rapidly all the time, not just on constantly. If it ever does come on like that, it means the fault will rapidly kill the catalyser if not attended to ASAP!