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stuartellis
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2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« on: Aug 12th, 2006, 11:20am » |
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Hi just wondered if any one could help. I have a problem with my gearbox ,it takes five to ten minutes to engage top gear. Once it does engage top gear, the gearbox works perfectly for the rest of my journey. There is no niose, slipping or any other problems with the box. Could it be the sensor that controls forth gear ? seemingly the speedo tells the sensor that it is time to change from third to forth gear. Any advice would be much apprieciated thanks
Stuart
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #1 on: Aug 12th, 2006, 1:30pm » |
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5-10 minutes ?, you do mean seconds I hope ?!!!
How's the fluid level ?
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stuartellis
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #2 on: Aug 12th, 2006, 3:25pm » |
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im afraid it is 5-10 mins....not seconds.fluid level was slightly low so i topped up,but no improvement.once it DOES engage top gear,its fine....works perfectly!
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #3 on: Aug 12th, 2006, 4:57pm » |
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Does the O/D light on the dash behave normally i.e. goes off and on when the selector button is pressed ?
I take it you know that the car must be travelling at 50 mph before the O/D engages ? 
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #4 on: Aug 13th, 2006, 3:53pm » |
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Also some models dont engage until engine is up to temperature, so if thermostat is stuck open or missing this could cause problem. Watch temperature gauge in relation to when it finds top gear. regards Dave.
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stuartellis
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #5 on: Aug 16th, 2006, 5:37pm » |
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cheers for your thoughts guys,aint solved the prob yet so may have to bite the bullet and give the ford garage loads of dosh!!!may be cheaper in the long run 
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #6 on: Aug 16th, 2006, 6:54pm » |
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Check that your Ford garage knows one end of a Scorpio from the other, there are Ford mechanics who will have never seen one let alone trouble shoot a complicated and recalcitrant autobox !
Maybe better going to an Auto Specialist.
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #7 on: Aug 17th, 2006, 11:34am » |
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Copied this from ebay.. I got a second hand gearbox and torque convertor a year ago and worked fine since. The number
180016557466) is the listing on ebay,
good luck
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Item: Ford Scorpio Ultima 2.0 DOHC Engine/Auto Box & Breaking (180016557466)
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #8 on: Aug 17th, 2006, 7:19pm » |
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UNBELIEVABLE!!! I stumbled across the fault by pure accident.the brake pedal went solid under braking and i found the small plastic pipe to be broken between the servo and the air intake.after replacing the pipe the brakes were ok and ALSO the gearbox is perfect ?i pulled out the pipe again and drove the car,once again top gear would not engage.seems crazy i know but its cured. 
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #9 on: Aug 17th, 2006, 10:54pm » |
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A free fix! Good to hear
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #10 on: Aug 18th, 2006, 12:04am » |
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Well, that's a new one !
I didn't think engine vacuum had anything to do with gear selection, I thought it was all electronic microchip wizzardry.
Buy yourself a drink 
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #11 on: Aug 18th, 2006, 6:44am » |
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The older scorpio Mk3 and the current 12 v use vacum for the fourth gear but ALL the later scorpios 94/98 AFAIK had completely electronic garbox .
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #12 on: Aug 18th, 2006, 8:22am » |
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Welcome Stuart
Good to hear that you have a fix for your problem.
Thinking back I had a similar problem with a vacuum pipe on my mk3 about fifteen years ago.
What year is your 2 litre?
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #13 on: Aug 18th, 2006, 5:03pm » |
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its a 94.if i hadnt found out the problem myself,i would never have believed it!!at least it may help out some other people on this site.cheers guys.
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #14 on: Aug 18th, 2006, 11:50pm » |
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Stuart
Sounds like you may have an A4LD.
Are we talking a Scorpio or a Granada?
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #15 on: Aug 19th, 2006, 8:59am » |
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forgive my ignorance geoff,i thought it was a granada scorpio!are they 2 different cars?its my 1st one...not really sure mate DUH!!whats the difference?
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #16 on: Aug 19th, 2006, 3:38pm » |
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OK Stuart they dropped the Granada bit in November 94 when they brought out the new Scorpio, have a look at the car on the banner if yours does not look like that it would explain why your fix was vacuum based rather than electronic. A4LD against A4LDE
Have a look at
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/difference.htm
Geoff 
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #17 on: Aug 25th, 2006, 4:10pm » |
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AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGH!!! THE GREMLINS HAVE RETURNED.GEARBOX WONT HIT TOP GEAR AGAIN.THOUGHT I FIXED IT BY REPAIRING SERVO-AIR VACUUM PIPE BUT MUST HAVE BEEN A FLUKE.ANYONE KNOW THE NEAREST AUTOBOX CENTRE IN THE CENTRAL SCOTLAND AREA?I GIVE UP 
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #18 on: Aug 25th, 2006, 4:27pm » |
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hi there
there's a good one just of the m74, glasgow end. if you want, i could put my obd-2 lead on it and see if there's an error code or two.
i'm in the southside of glasgow, so can meet you at the end of the m74.
hth
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Re: 2.0l auto gearbox prob.Help please!!
« Reply #19 on: Aug 25th, 2006, 5:16pm » |
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I know of autobox shops in Edinburgh and Forfar
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