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[TheBoy]

JamesV6CDX, I'm happy to take for a little drive, and compare to my MV6, or you drive MV6 and see how box reacts in that.

Not entirely convinced that your issue is firmware alone, which is why I'm slightly against updating it - it may then mask another problem with the box, which may lead you to bigger problems later.  Thats your decision though, if you want the update, its your car...

Double check fluid level again, at the same time checking fluid condition, to see if its worsened since last time.

If there was a faulty solenoid as far as the ECU is/was concerned, you would have got a MID Message when the ECU saw it.  Obviously, you can have an electrically functional solenoid but mechanically sluggish/sticky.  If you suspected that, change them all.

[star_whites]

Im having exactly the same problem with my 2.0 98. I have had an issue for about 12 months were it does not like 3rd but never worried about it.

Then I decided to change the ATF a couple of weeks ago and it all seemed ok. I then went to Reading and on the way on the M1 it started doing exactly the same as yours, would go to 50 fine but then start bouncing up and down gears not knowing what to select and loud bangs when dropping a gear. It did this all the way there but always improved when above 70. Drove her home two days later and it did it again but this time bringing the autobox fault up.

I got home checked fluid and it was ok driving around town. Went to Scotland the week after and it did it all the time and appears to be getting worse and bearing in ming all I did was change the ATF and filter!!

[JamesV6CDX]

JamesV6CDX, I'm happy to take for a little drive, and compare to my MV6, or you drive MV6 and see how box reacts in that.

Not entirely convinced that your issue is firmware alone, which is why I'm slightly against updating it - it may then mask another problem with the box, which may lead you to bigger problems later.  Thats your decision though, if you want the update, its your car...

Double check fluid level again, at the same time checking fluid condition, to see if its worsened since last time.

If there was a faulty solenoid as far as the ECU is/was concerned, you would have got a MID Message when the ECU saw it.  Obviously, you can have an electrically functional solenoid but mechanically sluggish/sticky.  If you suspected that, change them all.

The thing is Jaime, a lot of it is me being a perfectionist. At the end of the day, the autobox is probably about the same as I've had on any other Omega.

I'm happy to delay the update, but I think the "fault" may partly be me worrying too much.

Incidently, since I've fixed that lambda issue, it has completely stopped hunting around in the top two gears  

[JamesV6CDX]

In fact Jaime, are you around tomorrow early evening? I'm in training till around 4:30, but I could pop up to brackleyland afterwards.

I think, given that all seems OK with the autobox, I'll probably go for the update, it would be good to have a peek at the live data too