Tip Box

CraigNZ · Post by **CraigNZ** » Mon May 08, 2006 7:05 pm

For the last two mornings my car has refused to change up, after the revs climb it suddenly 'bangs' into third and the neutral light starts flashing. If I stop and restart the car its OK

This serious or is it time to change the fluid and do an ECU reset ? Have had the car 18 months and do not know when the gearbox oil was last cahnged.

Thanks

Post by **kazbah** » Mon May 08, 2006 7:13 pm

I would say serious..... the N light flashes when the computer puts the car into "limp" mode to prevent further damage to whatever part is playing up. Do an ECU error code readout and see what it comes up with

But definately start with a gearbox oil change.... Have you looked at the level or state of the gearbox oil.. check the dipstick.

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon May 08, 2006 7:22 pm

Dont do an ECU reset until you check the codes that are in it - could be something like an input / output speed sensor. If there are no codes then do your reset as it can help.... then again it could be something nasty like the torque converter.

CraigNZ · Post by **CraigNZ** » Mon May 08, 2006 7:58 pm

OK thanks

How do I get an error code reading

CraigNZ · Post by **CraigNZ** » Mon May 08, 2006 8:00 pm

Re the gear oil level check.....was told to do it with engine running ? Is that correct ?

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Mon May 08, 2006 8:16 pm

not running, but hot

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Mon May 08, 2006 8:38 pm

solanoid sounds a bit fuked...take it to a decent auto trans place and there are plenty of sh*t ones. My ford has dodo stuff...lots of people worked on it, in the end this guy cost me 150 and fixed it and was fine until i sold it 4 years later....it wasn't changing into 3rd up and down properly....

Storm · Post by **Storm** » Mon May 08, 2006 9:10 pm

My car had this problem that it would not change up from second to third unless you were under about 3K rpm. It was the torque convertor which here in the UK is about Â£100. I have still not been given any satisfactory explanation of why it does this but a few owners here have changed the TC with good results.

However none of us were getting any error codes from the tip box so check that out first.

HTH,

Arashi

APZ-312 · Post by **APZ-312** » Mon May 08, 2006 9:23 pm

i had this problem last year.. mine turned out to be the input speed sensor

Got the part for around $100.. should be cheaper for you to get it from kempy's..

that is.. if that's your problem

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Tue May 09, 2006 12:02 am

I too had this problem!!

So I fucked it off and stuck a manual box in there. Totally different car.

Do it.

APZ-312 · Post by **APZ-312** » Tue May 09, 2006 7:40 pm

BuCkEt wrote:I too had this problem!!

So I fucked it off and stuck a manual box in there. Totally different car.

Do it.

LoL.. nice way to get rid of the problem