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(Message started by: iainand on May 2^nd, 2004, 8:55pm)

Title: autobox problems
Post by iainand on May 2^nd, 2004, 8:55pm

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?

:( :( :(

Title: Re: autobox problems
Post by Kenboy on May 2^nd, 2004, 11:25pm

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

Title: Re: autobox problems
Post by iainand on May 3^rd, 2004, 8:38am

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

Title: Re: autobox problems
Post by Badboytunes on May 3^rd, 2004, 9:33am

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 :'(

Title: Re: autobox problems
Post by iainand on May 3^rd, 2004, 9:38am

take it i need to put car in winter mode to pull away in second??

i will try that

Title: Re: autobox problems
Post by Badboytunes on May 3^rd, 2004, 6:12pm

No M8. either put in winter mode or put the stick in 2nd as it locks out first( same thing really i spose)

Cheers

Title: Re: autobox problems
Post by iainand on May 3^rd, 2004, 8:23pm

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??

Title: Re: autobox problems
Post by scorpio_man on May 3^rd, 2004, 9:04pm

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.

Title: Re: autobox problems
Post by iainand on May 3^rd, 2004, 9:10pm

im near Aberdeen, if that helps, anyone near??

Title: Re: autobox problems
Post by scorpio_man on May 3^rd, 2004, 9:29pm

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

Title: Re: autobox problems
Post by Badboytunes on May 3^rd, 2004, 11:13pm

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 ;)