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[simonturner]

Looks like my new toy has revealed its hidden problem

I had been driving all morning in town, stop start traffic and was coming home, acclerated off the roundabout and it pulled fine, I then seemed to get what I can only describe as a heavy gearchange and automatic gearbox came up on the display. the car then drove normally.
I then came to pull out of a junction, no power, almost like a heavily slipping clutch. Got the car the very short distance home and switched off and unloaded the boot.
Got back in, started up and it seemed to drive fine?
Please tell me this isnt going to cost a bomb to sort out and that its something simple like oil service on the gearbox?

[albitz]

sounds like its going in to limp mode.atf low ? selector switch need cleaning ?....good idea to do a fluid and filter change and then report back if necassary

[bob.dent]

Are all the gear selector LED's lighting up together when this happens? If so it's quite likely the gearbox selector switch. This will cause the car to into limp mode and the TC and service lights to come on.

[prestigesec]

Had exactly same problem except no message on computer. Got it on ramp and it tool about 1.5L of ATF and drives fine now. Still dont know where leaking from though.

[simonturner]

Right,

Daft question where is the gearbox dipstick?

Im lead to beleive I needthe engine running and the car in Neutral while I do this?

Do I need the engine running while topping it up?

Didnt notice the gearshift lights at the time so I cant answer that question im afraid.

It just seemed odd that after a couple of minutes being switched off, I restarted the car and it drove fine?

[sassanach]

no dipstick.fill thro level plug on side of rear sump,engine must be running in neutral with car level.

[simonturner]

so how do you know if the gearbox is low on oil?

Seems daft to me that one.

[sassanach]

when the car is idling in neutral you remove the bung, if oil does not flow out then you add oil untill it does.crap idear i know but there you go

[albitz]

when the car is idling in neutral you remove the bung, if oil does not flow out then you add oil untill it does.crap idear i know but there you go

i thought the box should be in P ? :-/

[Steve1077]

I thought about checking my fluid but it says in the Haynes manual there is no way of knowing whats in it as VX used four kinds of fluid and not to mix it, is that BS?

[Marks DTM Calib]

I thought about checking my fluid but it says in the Haynes manual there is no way of knowing whats in it as VX used four kinds of fluid and not to mix it, is that BS?

Thats true of the manual box only....in which case you flush it through and put the later stuff in.

All the autos used DexIII

[simonturner]

Ok being as its Sunday tomorrow im gonna have to get bitten
Do Halfrauds sell Dextron 3?

[albitz]

yes usually  

[simonturner]

Ok, topped it up with Dextron 3 and took it for a run, seems a bit better now, still had one "heavy" gear change but it may just need a bit more rof a run to settle it down, other than she drove fine, took it upto ***mph and back down and she was pulling well. Hopefully it was just ATF that caused my problem.
Right onto the next little bit lol

Thanks for the help people, much appreciated

[Northstar]

sounds like its going in to limp mode.atf low ? selector switch need cleaning ?....good idea to do a fluid and filter change and then report back if necassary

Hi. I think my parents car has the same problem. Where is the selector switch located please??