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Author Topic: gearbox on a 3.0 V6 S Reg Elite  (Read 531 times)

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steve holt

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gearbox on a 3.0 V6 S Reg Elite
« on: 26 February 2010, 12:49:26 »
All lights on the g/box selector are now lit up and when the car is in D it appears to be sluggish..... Any ideas?????
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Re: gearbox on a 3.0 V6 S Reg Elite
« Reply #1 on: 26 February 2010, 12:51:30 »
Sounds like the selector might need cleaning/replacing. Does it drive OK if you manualy select the gears ?? If so its probably the selector permanantly in 3rd when D selected
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Re: gearbox on a 3.0 V6 S Reg Elite
« Reply #2 on: 26 February 2010, 12:53:37 »
Selector switch on side of box is faulty. Replace (with a known good 2nd hand one)
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Re: gearbox on a 3.0 V6 S Reg Elite
« Reply #3 on: 26 February 2010, 12:56:50 »
how do i check or clean/replace the selector / sensor
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Re: gearbox on a 3.0 V6 S Reg Elite
« Reply #4 on: 26 February 2010, 12:58:07 »
and yes it seems to drive ok in 3rd and i can then change into d when moving
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Re: gearbox on a 3.0 V6 S Reg Elite
« Reply #5 on: 26 February 2010, 12:58:07 »
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how do i check or clean/replace the selector / sensor
Obvious when you look at it (Nearside of box).

1 connector, 1 mechanical link to lever, 2 bolts hold in place.
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Re: gearbox on a 3.0 V6 S Reg Elite
« Reply #6 on: 26 February 2010, 13:01:31 »
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how do i check or clean/replace the selector / sensor
Read this thread http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1231586488/10 :y
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