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        General >> Problems >> 2.0 16v Auto Box - Shift Solenoid No. 3
        
(Message started by: oz_scorpio on Oct 21^st, 2005, 12:18pm)

Title: 2.0 16v Auto Box - Shift Solenoid No. 3
Post by oz_scorpio on Oct 21^st, 2005, 12:18pm

Still at it..

My '95 2.0 16v (78k miles) auto won't shift up to 4th. No problem around town - a pain on the motorway (including fuel consumption!).

An OBD check gives the following message ->

"P1761 Shift Solenoid No. 3 Performance"

I am also getting P0135, P0138 and P1131 O2 sensor codes - probably related to my slight manifold leak (I get an exhaust smell in the cabin on engine start).

For the auto problem, I suspect a sticking solenoid - anything I can try other than a costly auto-box rebuild?

I've bought a can of Wynn's Automatic Transmission Treatment product - worth a shot I guess.

CS

Title: Re: 2.0 16v Auto Box - Shift Solenoid No. 3
Post by scorpio_man on Oct 21^st, 2005, 2:20pm

hi there

i think the solenoid can be change on it's own, though i can't remeber where i saw that post.
have you cleaned the MAF?

hth

Title: Re: 2.0 16v Auto Box - Shift Solenoid No. 3
Post by oz_scorpio on Oct 21^st, 2005, 5:42pm

I checked and cleaned the MAF some months ago - clean as a whistle! - but no result. The gearbox oil appears relatively clean and the box is normal in operation - except for the non-shift from 3rd to 4th..

I've asked various mechanics and apprarently it's a major job (drain, sump off etc.) to get at the shift solenoids. At least that's what I've been told.

I was hoping for an alternative to an autobox recon.

Thanks

CS

Title: Re: 2.0 16v Auto Box - Shift Solenoid No. 3
Post by scorpio_man on Oct 21^st, 2005, 6:20pm

hi there

this is the post i was thinking about....
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=OBD;action=display;num=1100036439

Title: Re: 2.0 16v Auto Box - Shift Solenoid No. 3
Post by oz_scorpio on Oct 22^nd, 2005, 3:51am

Thanks Scorpio_man! :) you must deserve a comendation for support! thanks

I've read all the site material .. if the MAF doesn't fix it you're on you're own..

ah well, a recon auto is worth more than the car... and i'm not doing that.. but I hate to give up..perhaps I'll get lucky with a spanner - in other words I'll never see 4th gear again.. 8)

Thanks for all the help Scorpio_man. 8)

Now, where did I put that match?

An Australian that should have known better...