JanaFrances
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Hi all, OK I know this is my fault, just wondering if I might get away with it or no...
-Previous owner spent £2k having a leak fixed on the box - I never found out where.
- A while ago he would need to wind himself up to get drive first thing in the morning, eventually to the point where changing from R to D and back would help, then he'd clunk into gear and reverse out of my space.
- Then he'd run fine most of the day, unless I drove him hard or we got into stop/start traffic, in which case he's wiiiiiiinnd!! himself up then LURCH into GO! Better once traffic opened up again.
I know, I know, suspected low fluid, I was hoping he'd cope until I could afford to pay someone to replace fluid and filter for me. Don't tell me it's relatively cheap. Important word is relatively.
-Thursday night, dogs in the back on the way home from the vets, I'm pulling off a dual carriageway to get some diesel and he stalled. Yup, my auto stalled. Started ok, drove to cashpoint, stopped, started again, drove to pump, engine off, got diesel, yada yada, all fine, cruised down motorway 2 junctions, all ok. Occasionally felt a bit rough as if dirt in the injectors, which I put down to maybe running him low on fuel. Kick him down and wahay, off we go warp speed Mr Sulu!
- I get to town, slow down for t-lights and right turn off main road and he's trying to stall. I manage to swing him through, up side road to a mini roundabout, and BONK. STALLED. Engine starts but as soon as I shift him into any gear THUNK as if I'm chained to a 110 behind me and he stalls.
- In desperation I try low range 4th... no objection to changing to low range, and he crawls home the last 1/2 mile or so, even changing from L1 to L2 at one point.
-I manage to swing him into my parking space, brake hard and he stalls - no selection of neutral.
My local friendly ind specialist suggest little hope, but try refilling with fluid, if he goes bring him over and they'll flush the box and cooler of the probable swarf and cross our fingers - but it's a slim chance. Chances are I've killed his gearbox.
SENSIBLE suggestions please. I've done ATF and filter change before, but that was before Parkinsons sapped my strength, energy and money.
-Previous owner spent £2k having a leak fixed on the box - I never found out where.
- A while ago he would need to wind himself up to get drive first thing in the morning, eventually to the point where changing from R to D and back would help, then he'd clunk into gear and reverse out of my space.
- Then he'd run fine most of the day, unless I drove him hard or we got into stop/start traffic, in which case he's wiiiiiiinnd!! himself up then LURCH into GO! Better once traffic opened up again.
I know, I know, suspected low fluid, I was hoping he'd cope until I could afford to pay someone to replace fluid and filter for me. Don't tell me it's relatively cheap. Important word is relatively.
-Thursday night, dogs in the back on the way home from the vets, I'm pulling off a dual carriageway to get some diesel and he stalled. Yup, my auto stalled. Started ok, drove to cashpoint, stopped, started again, drove to pump, engine off, got diesel, yada yada, all fine, cruised down motorway 2 junctions, all ok. Occasionally felt a bit rough as if dirt in the injectors, which I put down to maybe running him low on fuel. Kick him down and wahay, off we go warp speed Mr Sulu!
- I get to town, slow down for t-lights and right turn off main road and he's trying to stall. I manage to swing him through, up side road to a mini roundabout, and BONK. STALLED. Engine starts but as soon as I shift him into any gear THUNK as if I'm chained to a 110 behind me and he stalls.
- In desperation I try low range 4th... no objection to changing to low range, and he crawls home the last 1/2 mile or so, even changing from L1 to L2 at one point.
-I manage to swing him into my parking space, brake hard and he stalls - no selection of neutral.
My local friendly ind specialist suggest little hope, but try refilling with fluid, if he goes bring him over and they'll flush the box and cooler of the probable swarf and cross our fingers - but it's a slim chance. Chances are I've killed his gearbox.
SENSIBLE suggestions please. I've done ATF and filter change before, but that was before Parkinsons sapped my strength, energy and money.
