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welshbest
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hi all i am haveing a problem with the overdrive the button works fine on and off and the light is working fine but it has been coming on ie turning the o/d off but the light is flashing unlike when i turn it off by the button then the light stays constant ie does not flash if that makes any sense 
i hope someone can help
cheers darren 
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scorpio_man
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Re: overdrive
« Reply #1 on: Apr 6th, 2007, 9:45pm » |
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hi there
if the light flashes, then it indicates an issue with the gearbox. you need to check it out asap.
check the level/smell of the fluid. get the 'box up to temp. with the engine running, cycle through the gears 3 times each. again with the engine running check the level.
you also need to get it scaned as an error code will be stored.
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Re: overdrive
« Reply #2 on: Apr 6th, 2007, 9:50pm » |
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how should it smell and the coulor should be what
darren
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Re: overdrive
« Reply #3 on: Apr 6th, 2007, 9:59pm » |
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hi there
have a read of this.hth
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welshbest
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Re: overdrive
« Reply #4 on: Apr 7th, 2007, 9:20am » |
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ok so this morning i take out the maf sensor and find that both the wires have a black coating on them that is about 1 to 2 mm thick in the middle covering about a 1/3rd of the wire dose anybody think this could be the problem and if so how do i cleen it without breaking the little wires!!!!!
i also looked at the g/box oil the leval seems to be ok after priming it 3 times the colour after wiping on a white lint free cloth is a very light brown like new engin oil{not like old burnt oil} smells like g/box oil from what i can remember from my old granada auto
it has no bits in it ie it is clear
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the_boogeyman
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get your self a can of carb cleaner and spray into the hole where the wire is, this will clean the wire, as for the fluid it should be red not brown
red------------------good
brown----------------bad
black----------b****red
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Re: overdrive
« Reply #6 on: Apr 7th, 2007, 10:57am » |
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hi there
a light brown colour is an idication that it's at/past it's sell by date. a change of oil/filter is about £100 at a auto box place.
hth
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Re: overdrive
« Reply #7 on: Apr 7th, 2007, 11:03am » |
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ok went to halfords and got a can of carb cleener and .............................well lets say it drives like a new car the gear change is crisper and tickover is better
i did notice that the gear change between 1 and 2 is ok but from 2 to 3 the revs rase slightly and it seems to slightly slip in to gear can this be adjusted bye the tension bolt on the box
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Re: overdrive
« Reply #8 on: Apr 7th, 2007, 11:35am » |
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hi there
i wouldn't adjust anything just yet, wait a few days. the o/d light flashed because it saw a problem. as i said, wait a while and see if it was just a dirty MAF that caused it.
re the slip in gear changes. it's does a sort of slip as it changes, to make the change smoother.
hth
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the_boogeyman
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oil and filter change is only £59 at the mo, from most auto garages, i think they are all fighting for trade
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