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car problems and stuck in wagga can any one help
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:33 pm
by jakey106
hey guys on my way bak to canberra my car al of a sudden jerkd violenty and the n started flashing and by the looks of things i was stuck in 3rd gear. Any ideas what it is and how i can fix it?
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:39 pm
by vipfto
check error codes mate
could be trans overheated, or even just a fuse,
to something more sinister like new box needed
there have been many threads on this in the forum might need to start having fun trawling
them
Re: car problems and stuck in wagga can any one help
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:36 pm
by I8A4RE
jakey106 wrote:my car al of a sudden jerkd violenty and the and started flashing and by the.....................
what???
im assuming its a tip?
agree with vip, check codes
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:20 pm
by jakey106
yeh it is tip... By the looks of it the transmition oil is getting too hot.. I checked the error codes and it is flashing 2hz per secon.. also after i turned the car off and let it cool down it was fine.. Now i am stuck in wagga and have to go home to canberra tomorrow because i have to work. now will it be safe to drive the car to canberra which is a 2 and a half hour drive or should i leave the car here and get it fixed also what can cause the oil to get hot and how can i fix it and is it expensive?
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:25 pm
by vipfto
jakey106 wrote:yeh it is tip... By the looks of it the transmition oil is getting too hot.. I checked the error codes and it is flashing 2hz per secon.. also after i turned the car off and let it cool down it was fine.. Now i am stuck in wagga and have to go home to canberra tomorrow because i have to work. now will it be safe to drive the car to canberra which is a 2 and a half hour drive or should i leave the car here and get it fixed also what can cause the oil to get hot and how can i fix it and is it expensive?
oil can gethot via running for long time, not being regulary serviced, pushing too hard, cooler damaged so forstarters i would get trans serviced ie change oil and filter and just might solve issues.
as for driving if it is all normal then i would drive but carefully as flashing N means it was in limp mode. But i take no responsibilty if it goes boom
(highly unlikely
)
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:24 pm
by I8A4RE
Yeah totally agree with vip. Change the oil and filter and she will be sweet.
Personally i would drive it home.....if i absolutely had to get to work but i would drive it like a granny.
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:17 am
by jakey106
just curious where is the cooler for the oil so i can make sure that it isnt fucked
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:20 am
by vipfto
at the bottom left of radiator you should be able to follow lines from trans to it