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(Message started by: jonnycab on Jan 7^th, 2007, 9:02pm)

Title: 2.3 Auto box problem ?
Post by jonnycab on Jan 7^th, 2007, 9:02pm

I seem to have a problem engaging reverse when the car is first started (sometimes takes upto 4 or 5 seconds). The car also seems sluggish for about half a mile.
This has been happening for a couple months now....& I just put it down to the cold damp weather........

.....but today, I started it & put it in reverse & the car just stalled. Put in P, turned off engine & re-started. Put it in reverse & it stalled again.
Repeated the whole procedure again & when putting in reverse again it didn't stall, but the engine felt like is was running on two cylinders & wanted to jump out of the car....turned it off & started it again & everything was fine ???

The last time I had this kind of symptom was when I removed the IACV, cleaned it & put it back in.....can a dodgy IACV cause this problem ?

The auto box oil is normal level & a good reddish colour, & when the car is warmed up she's smooth as silk.

I'm hoping it is a problem with the IACV & not the auto box.

Any advice would be very much appreciated :)

Title: Re: 2.3 Auto box problem ?
Post by TiberiuS on Jan 8^th, 2007, 4:31pm

Jonny, I hate to say it mate but it sounds like the way mine went before it failed. Trouble engaging gear, struggling revs etc but I also had the BANG THUMP (;)) in and out of gear and started losing gears (more skipping, hesitating between gears) when warm. Strange thing is that I used to get the harsh changes and low idle when it was cold but smooth changes but hesitation in gear when it was warm...got far worse after I had it serviced in September 2005, my guess being that someone took it out and thrashed it, I learned NEVER to drive it hard when cold...

The way Dave explained it was that most of these faults are down to fluid pressure, hence a fault clearing as it warms up, getting worse after you've been driving fast for a while or vanishing if you restart the engine.

Hope it's something else mate :)

Regards, Bruce.

Title: Re: 2.3 Auto box problem ?
Post by shaun on Jan 8^th, 2007, 10:19pm

try changing the gear box fluid ..i did this on my m8s car who had the same prob ,,,he has had no probs sence,,,i did this by undooing the bottom pipe on the rad from the box n starting the engine to let about 3 litres out top up then do the same againe 2 more times ,,i found this out on this site,,,
;)

Title: Re: 2.3 Auto box problem ?
Post by TiberiuS on Jan 8^th, 2007, 10:23pm

[] I wish I'd tried this first, much cheaper than a new 'box.

Title: Re: 2.3 Auto box problem ?
Post by jonnycab on Jan 9^th, 2007, 9:33am

The gearbox oil was changed a few months ago, although the garage said that they couldn't get it all out.

The car feels fine after a few hundred yards & all the gear changes are very smooth. It's just a bit dodgy when first started, although I must admit, it doesn't behave badly everyday :)

Title: Re: 2.3 Auto box problem ?
Post by Highlander on Jan 9^th, 2007, 10:06am

Was the gearbox oil filter changed too?
Could possibly be clogged and not allowing enough oil through until it warms up a bit

Title: Re: 2.3 Auto box problem ?
Post by jonnycab on Jan 9^th, 2007, 10:25am

I was wondering the same Stuart, they said they changed the filter......but you never know with some of these back street mechanics ::)

I might get a specialist to have a look at it, & go from there..

Cheers for the advice everyone :)