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Iain
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autobox problems
« on: May 2nd, 2004, 8:55pm » |
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my ultima seems to have lost second gear, o/d light now flashing, oil leak and its not from the cooling pipes as far as i can see, although the rubber pipes are wet with the odd drip from them.
i take it my gearbox is F@#%£D
comments please?
how much to recon?
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Re: autobox problems
« Reply #1 on: May 2nd, 2004, 11:25pm » |
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Hi Although you say it is not the oil cooler pipes that are leaking I would suggest you check them thoroughly again as these symptons are indicitive of oil cooler pipes leak the first thing you should do is to check the g/box oil level (Using the correct procedure) I would not be at all surprised if it shows a low reading if this is the case and it is indeed oil coler pipe leak then replacing and topping up level, should clear the problem .
Good luck and lets us know how you get on.
regards kenboy
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Re: autobox problems
« Reply #2 on: May 3rd, 2004, 8:38am » |
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i have topped up the fluid a couple of times, so yes it is leaking, the metal pipes look fine, just the rubber ones are a bit wet.
the fluid is up to the max level, the car wont change into second at all, revs in first up to 4 or 5k then changes into third.
third, fourth, lockup all smooth, creaps fine too, just no second gear and after a bit of driving the o/d light will start flashing.
HELP
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Badboytunes
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what happens if you try to pull off in second?? still no joy? i had a similar problem in my scorpio granada. for me it was the box that was the problem 
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Re: autobox problems
« Reply #4 on: May 3rd, 2004, 9:38am » |
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take it i need to put car in winter mode to pull away in second??
i will try that
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Badboytunes
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No M8. either put in winter mode or put the stick in 2nd as it locks out first( same thing really i spose)
Cheers
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Re: autobox problems
« Reply #6 on: May 3rd, 2004, 8:23pm » |
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ok, car pulls away in winter mode, not sure if its 2nd or 3rd though.
drove car tonight, runs through all gears then all of a sudden o/d light on and no second gear, only covered around 2 miles max.
switch off, restart and drive off in winter mode, no o/d light and no problems.
i do need some oil cooler pipes but not the metal ones, anyone any idea how much they cost or if i can just get some hydraulic pipe??
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Re: autobox problems
« Reply #7 on: May 3rd, 2004, 9:04pm » |
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hi there
you really need someone with an obd-2 lead to check out the car. if the o/d lights up then a error code must have been stored, you'd think so anyway.
that would give us a start. post your location and see if anyone's nearby.
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Re: autobox problems
« Reply #8 on: May 3rd, 2004, 9:10pm » |
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im near Aberdeen, if that helps, anyone near??
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Re: autobox problems
« Reply #9 on: May 3rd, 2004, 9:29pm » |
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hi there
you would need to be in the middle of no where!  i'm in glasgow, but it's not really practicable for a meet, you don't want to drive very far or you could cause more damage. you could try a local garage. they should be able to read codes from the car. most garages have a code reader. if you take a note of the code(s), then post them, we'll see if someone can figure it out.
hth
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Badboytunes
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If you are in need of the cooler pipes i would suggest that you replace the entire ones. It may be possible to chop off the rubber ends (not sure tho) but as the pipes are really cheap i would recommend replacing them. Its odd that the rubber part should perish. I have just replaced mine but it was the metal parts that rot away just below the radiator.
See http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/coolerpipes.htm
The pipe are £18 and £ 14 each but can be a git to fit if you have the 24v. As scorpio man says see if you can get codes read. Ford will usually do it.
Hope this helps a bit
Cheers Nick
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