JamesF Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Any ideas? No symptoms other than no reverse occasional late catching of gears. Is it low transmission fluid or is the torque converter ruined? Its a 93 n/a with no traction control or anything like that. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themodifiedkid Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Any ideas? No symptoms other than no reverse occasional late catching of gears. Is it low transmission fluid or is the torque converter ruined? Its a 93 n/a with no traction control or anything like that. Cheers! Sounds to me like tranmission fluid but I could be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 Dipped the fluid and it was between notches 3 and 4 (4 being highest). Ill try again when its stone cold. Its got all forward gears and drove like a dream all the way home from work tonight (b roads). Including reversing out of a parking space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 Update! Its dying to go forwards in all gears when revved. Including park and neutral. So Im thinking its the linkage. The car was previously Cat D so Im thinking something must have got shunted in the bump thats only just loosened.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 You should not measure the fluid cold. The box should be good and hot. Park on level ground, run the engine while you put the box in every gear through neutral, twice. With the engine running check the fluid level. I may not be 100% correct on the procedure as I don't have an auto any more. There should be something in Tech FAQ's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 Aha cheers mate. Ill try again this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 The linkage seems fine. No play or damage...... New box time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 Took it to the mechanics today, cant find anything wrong with it. Drives like a dream now! Strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 You should not measure the fluid cold. The box should be good and hot. Park on level ground, run the engine while you put the box in every gear through neutral, twice. With the engine running check the fluid level. I may not be 100% correct on the procedure as I don't have an auto any more. There should be something in Tech FAQ's Thats about it from what I remember Phil...I ran mine through the gears once from R - L and back again and then the same with Manual engaged also holding for a second or so in each gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Also its unlikely the torque converter is biffed, its just a big hydraulic pump. If anything itll be the clutch packs toasted or the fluid is shot. If its anything other than red it needs changing. Any burnt smells indicate issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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