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[Richie London]

rear sump under the filter, held in with a roll pin. piece of p+ss to change

are they expensive to buy?

[Richie London]

Rich,

You may have a bit of a time searching for it on here, but there was photo of where the part is, though can't remember if it was part of a 'maintenance' thread ??.

thanks i'll have a look but probably wont find it as usual 

[sassanach]

if you buy new approx£50 but i would fit a good s/h one. the 1-2  solenoid is the same and typically has less use. the one you are after is the one nearest the propshaft

[SJKOO01]

Rich,

You may have a bit of a time searching for it on here, but there was photo of where the part is, though can't remember if it was part of a 'maintenance' thread ??.

thanks i'll have a look but probably wont find it as usual 

I do tend to keep a lot of help topics on an external drive, so I'll try searching for it tomorow, and post it up, or the link to it if I can find it.

Unless of course someone else beats me to it   

[Richie London]

Rich,

You may have a bit of a time searching for it on here, but there was photo of where the part is, though can't remember if it was part of a 'maintenance' thread ??.

thanks i'll have a look but probably wont find it as usual 

I do tend to keep a lot of help topics on an external drive, so I'll try searching for it tomorow, and post it up, or the link to it if I can find it.

Unless of course someone else beats me to it   

thank you

[Kneepad]

right. i have now reset the gear selector switch as instructed in thread. when i pull away it gets to 2nd gear then revvs up and doesnt go into 3rd unless i push the ac pedal hard, then the same when i need to get into the next gear. before i cleaned the 2 sumps all gears were working ok but was a small thud into 3rd, but now is definatly worse since i did a fluid change. there is definatly not enough fluid in there as i could only get 5 litres in after draining about 7 litres out. and if i try to get anymore in it just comes out. i didnt notice anything in the sumps except thick sludge and no broken washers. any ideas?

Automatic transmission (approximate):
From dry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.4 litres
After removing main sump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4 litres.

[RobG]

Just a thought, but when you did a fluid change, did you also clean / replace the transmission filter ?.  :-?

yes i did and the gaskets. the fluid was so brown and old and in the bottom of the sumps was quite thick so possibly it has never been done before as the gaskets were welded to the gearbox and i had a hell of a job scrapping them off. where would i find the solenoid or solenoids, what does it look like and what do i need to do to change??

Sump off jobbie. Have a read of this and note "Figure 2" part #307 is the 2-3 and part # 303 is the 1-2, 3-4 http://images.omegaowners.com/downloads/Autobox_Docs/4L30E_Article.pdf

[Richie London]

thanks very much rob.

[SJKOO01]

Hi Rich,

I've had a look for the photo of the gearbox without the filter cover (where switches are), along with the info, but unfortunately I can't find it  :-/ ?.
Mind you, to be honest the info that Rob G has posted for you is a lot more detailed and informed, so hoping that's enough pic's to help you out  :-? ?. 

[Richie London]

Hi Rich,

I've had a look for the photo of the gearbox without the filter cover (where switches are), along with the info, but unfortunately I can't find it  :-/ ?.
Mind you, to be honest the info that Rob G has posted for you is a lot more detailed and informed, so hoping that's enough pic's to help you out  :-? ?. 

thanks GM. not very big to do it seems but ive got to do it all again. never mind. just hope this is the problem now.

[albitz]

Richie, you say that when you changed the fluid you ran the engine until warm etc. I may be reading it wrong, but running the engine until warm wont achieve anything. You need to drive the car until the ATF is warm. Personally before buying a solenoid I would re-check the ATF   level making sure you follow the correct procedure carefully - Atf up to temp. move the gearshift slowly through all positions a few times , car  level at time of checking etc.

[Richie London]

Richie, you say that when you changed the fluid you ran the engine until warm etc. I may be reading it wrong, but running the engine until warm wont achieve anything. You need to drive the car until the ATF is warm. Personally before buying a solenoid I would re-check the ATF   level making sure you follow the correct procedure carefully - Atf up to temp. move the gearshift slowly through all positions a few times , car  level at time of checking etc.

i did that when i topped it up, went for a drive, 8 miles and then checked the level again. was no change. i know i'm a bit confusing but i did it to the thread. and even checked i put the selector switch on right.

[ted_one]

If you do end up needing parts for your trans do'nt forget JPAT they carry all the parts for the AR25/AR35 boxes they know their stuff and give a quick delivery service plus a discount to forum members