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(Message started by: Stixy on Dec 6^th, 2009, 9:23am)

Title: Tight auto selector ?16v & 24v
Post by Stixy on Dec 6^th, 2009, 9:23am

Probably been mentioned on here many times before . But if you have a 16v or 24v auto and do your own servicing dont forget to lubricate the lower selector rod for the autobox .

I have just had one seize and snap the rod on one of my spares cars and it was stuck in Drive all repaired now but i will get the others oiled later today if it stops raining

Title: Re: Tight auto selector ?16v & 24v
Post by Highlander on Dec 6^th, 2009, 11:25am

Usually it only happens if they've been laid up a while but it happens quite a lot ;)

Last one i saw actually broke the cast bracket which meant lowering the box to replace it

Title: Re: Tight auto selector ?16v & 24v
Post by Tons_of_fun on Dec 6^th, 2009, 2:44pm

I use a lubricant called 'Lubrice' for this job. It is in an aerosol can, but acts in a similar way to graphite grease. Cant quite remember where i got it from but think a compant called Autosmart distrobute it. HTH

Title: Re: Tight auto selector ?16v & 24v
Post by mondeoman on Dec 6^th, 2009, 3:22pm

Well someone with so many Scorpio's it must be hard to get around to driving them all and not have things seize up ;D

I only have two (at the mo)

Title: Re: Tight auto selector ?16v & 24v
Post by Dave2302 on Dec 6^th, 2009, 4:11pm

on 12/06/09 at 11:25:27, Highlander wrote:

Usually it only happens if they've been laid up a while but it happens quite a lot ;)

Last one i saw actually broke the cast bracket which meant lowering the box to replace it

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And you really don't want it to break as they are getting rarer than rocking horse poo these days ;)

Title: Re: Tight auto selector ?16v & 24v
Post by Stixy on Dec 6^th, 2009, 6:15pm

The car isnt laid up completly but only moved about once a fortnight .

Just annoying having to use spares up on a car that will never go on the road again :(