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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: pirate on 09 October 2011, 21:49:17

Title: auto box fault >?
Post by: pirate on 09 October 2011, 21:49:17
drove up to lincs to see elderly mother friday sat morning got in started went to drive of no power pulled away very slow drove about 3 miles then cleared and back to normal had  auto box fault come up on screen when i turned off not done it since. thoughts low oil or electrical gremlin.
Title: Re: auto box fault >?
Post by: millwall on 09 October 2011, 21:53:08
i would of thought electrical gremlin to bring up the message  but no harm in checking oil level :y
Title: Re: auto box fault >?
Post by: Dodge on 09 October 2011, 21:53:36
get the codes checked but wouldn't be suprised if it was the EGR valve
Title: Re: auto box fault >?
Post by: TheBoy on 09 October 2011, 21:54:04
Any codes in engine or gearbox?

Also, worth checking/replacing ATF
Title: Re: auto box fault >?
Post by: TheBoy on 09 October 2011, 21:54:52
get the codes checked but wouldn't be suprised if it was the EGR valve
Really :o

Not know EGRs to throw gearbox codes on Omegas... :y
Title: Re: auto box fault >?
Post by: millwall on 09 October 2011, 21:58:01
im sure ive read somewhere cam sensor can cause box trouble  but then again i probably read it wrong
Title: Re: auto box fault >?
Post by: RobG on 09 October 2011, 22:00:19
im sure ive read somewhere cam sensor can cause box trouble  but then again i probably read it wrong
On the 4-pots, yes. :y OP doesn`t state what engine :-\
Title: Re: auto box fault >?
Post by: Dodge on 09 October 2011, 22:22:47
Yes, the EGR valve can do this, so can the cam shaft position sensor.  Both can send the gear box into limp home mode. It forces you to get the codes checked.  Something that happened after it was realised that so many people will ignore a warning light if the car appears to be running ok, Quoted from a vauxhall master technician!
Title: Re: auto box fault >?
Post by: pirate on 10 October 2011, 17:24:28
i will get the code checked should be in memory ? running fine for last 183 miles.
ps its a cammed 2.5 v6 steinmetz estate