Gear Bow Problems

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Gear Bow Problems
Topic Started: Sun Oct 4, 2009 12:34 pm (109 Views)
P3DRO	Sun Oct 4, 2009 12:34 pm Post #1
Newbie Posts: 11 Group: Members Member #4,698 Joined: October 1, 2009	My gear box wont change gear!!! reverse is fine but in drive 2 or 3 doesnt change, just traveld 17 miles at 30mph please for the love of GOD someone help me, do i need a new gear box or what?



kentronix	Sun Oct 4, 2009 12:47 pm Post #2
Admin Posts: 16,358 Group: Admin Member #147 Joined: January 20, 2006	Have you checked your gearbox fluid level ? Its the red cap on top of the tube in the engine bay, offside and towards the read of the engine bay, just by the exhaust manifold. I think you flip the red bit and then you can pull it out and check the level. Unlike the engine oil you do it with the car on level ground, running, just idling but after having sat without revving it for 30 seconds (I think). Thats would be the first thing I would check. After that its a bit beyond me, I dont understand the autobox that well.



P3DRO	Sun Oct 4, 2009 12:55 pm Post #3
Newbie Posts: 11 Group: Members Member #4,698 Joined: October 1, 2009	Yep just done that and there is plenty of fluid there



P3DRO	Sun Oct 4, 2009 1:20 pm Post #4
Newbie Posts: 11 Group: Members Member #4,698 Joined: October 1, 2009	Just been told the box is gone, GUTTED! car ive always wanted and now its goosed, rebuild is what it will need but thanks for advice may just sell her now, shame coz she's MINT GGRRRRR



kentronix	Sun Oct 4, 2009 1:26 pm Post #5
Admin Posts: 16,358 Group: Admin Member #147 Joined: January 20, 2006	you may be able to pickup a gearbox from a member breaking their car.



jeremy	Sun Oct 4, 2009 2:30 pm Post #6
Member Posts: 6,575 Group: Members Member #2,018 Joined: December 9, 2007	Dont lose heart P3DRO , transmissions are plentiful and not expensive , I sold one earlier this year for �150 and its only a couple of hours work to flip them . Jeremy



Richy190E	Sun Oct 4, 2009 7:56 pm Post #7
Sales Rep Posts: 1,832 Group: Members Member #1,387 Joined: June 9, 2007	Did it go with a bang or just stopped? It could be the selector bush perhaps unless there were bits in the sump?



stwat	Tue Oct 6, 2009 2:14 am Post #8
Moderator Posts: 12,434 Group: Moderator Member #28 Joined: November 11, 2005	LINK



jeremy	Tue Oct 6, 2009 3:44 am Post #9
Member Posts: 6,575 Group: Members Member #2,018 Joined: December 9, 2007	stwat Tue Oct 6, 2009 2:14 am LINK Good find . Jeremy



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