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Comfortzone
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Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« on: Jun 26th, 2007, 11:40pm » |
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the fuel consumption? i didnt know that it had been on all the time since i got the car until tonight  ...also the car is making a truly awful racket when driving AND im not sure its changing into 3rd gear....oh dear
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #1 on: Jun 26th, 2007, 11:42pm » |
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It shouldnt be on, default setting is off every time you switch the car on.. why do you think its on?
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #2 on: Jun 26th, 2007, 11:45pm » |
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lets see if i got this right...when the light is on in the dash....the overdrive is off and vice versa
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #3 on: Jun 26th, 2007, 11:47pm » |
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Yes but if its on when you start the car you have a gearbox problem
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #4 on: Jun 26th, 2007, 11:52pm » |
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sorry about this mate but can u talk me thru this, when i start the car the light (i think it says o/d off) should be off and that means the o/d IS actually off??
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #5 on: Jun 26th, 2007, 11:55pm » |
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Yep light should be off by default when you start the car and the car should use all gears.
Once you press the green button on the selector the OD light should light up on the dash and it shouldnt change into top gear
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #6 on: Jun 26th, 2007, 11:57pm » |
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im going for a wee look
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #7 on: Jun 27th, 2007, 12:05am » |
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righto,light is OFF,but comes on when i press the switch,when should i be using this function then and could it be that not using it is causing a bit more fuel usage??
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #8 on: Jun 27th, 2007, 12:10am » |
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No, switching it on will increase fuel usage.
I use it to accelerate as fast as possible 
All it does is stop the car changing into top gear so you get right up through the powerband without dropping into top.
Just like keeping a manual car in third really
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #9 on: Jun 27th, 2007, 12:16am » |
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so its best off then I had a Dolomite Sprint before and you used the overdrive im sure as a way of saving fuel.....i think,oh im getting confused now,thanks for taking time to talk to me by the way
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #10 on: Jun 27th, 2007, 12:17am » |
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its not an overdrive as such, it doesnt give you a higher gear, it gives you a lower one 
It disables overdrive really
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #11 on: Jun 27th, 2007, 12:23am » |
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im away for a lie down .....will be putting the car into the garage in next few days to see what the noise is..my GUESS is a wheel bearing,any idea what kind of money is involved in those ??
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #12 on: Jun 27th, 2007, 12:41am » |
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The light is basically a warning light to tell you that the overdrive isn't working
Also, how do you know it's a wheel bearing gone ?...has your wheel bearing warning light come on as well ?
Sorry, couldn't resist  ......good luck
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #13 on: Jun 27th, 2007, 1:36am » |
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You can use the button to give a bit of engine brakeing,
there are couple of long downhill sections I use where pressing the button keeps the speed down to the 30 speed limit - rather than using the brake.
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #14 on: Jun 27th, 2007, 8:56am » |
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The light on the dash is lit when the overdrive function is disabled. By default, overdrive is enabled and the light will be off - this allows the gearbox to use all four gears for economy. In some situations you might want to disable the overdrive (i.e. lock out fourth gear from being selected); an example being when towing if the gearbox is constantly swapping between 3rd and 4th gears. If the light comes on without you pressing the O/D switch then that would indicate a fault.
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #15 on: Jun 28th, 2007, 2:01pm » |
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hi jim
if you want to meet up again, let me know.
regards
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #16 on: Jun 28th, 2007, 8:27pm » |
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Hello Andrew,if you could spare even half an hour on sunday just so you could listen to my noise...ahem,and give me your opinion on what you think is the cause and also if you think the gearbox is working properly
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #17 on: Jun 28th, 2007, 8:38pm » |
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hi jim
sure, what time at orion's way?
hth
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #18 on: Jun 28th, 2007, 11:56pm » |
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If you could make it about 12 then that would suit me perfectly
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Re: Overdrive !! could that be affecting
« Reply #19 on: Jun 29th, 2007, 7:52am » |
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hi jim
see you there.
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