P38A Gearbox trouble.

Sonnycbr said:

I thought things had being going too well.....till just now. Went out to take the car to the allotment and nowt! Wouldn't turn the engine over at all. I keep a spare battery in the garage so tried that...nowt! Sign on the dash saying "gearbox fault". Could this simply be low gearbox oil level? If I can get the car running I can take it down to my mates and we'll change the oil and filter. I've never noticed any noises from the gearbox in the past but I've just seen an oil patch under the car, not massive, but it's there. Help!!

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Datatek said:

A flat battery will produce a "Gearbox Fault" message. It's a false message due to low volts confusing the ECU.

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Sonnycbr said:

That's probably the best news I'll get today Data. I've already took the battery off and I've got it on charge now. I've been under the car to have a look see and there's oil EVERYWHERE on the engine. If it starts in the morning, everything crossed for that, it's going into the garage for an engine clean and assessment of how many oil leaks it has. Then it's down to spare cash. Gulp!!

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tomcat59alan said:

Make sure you dip the oil before you start it.

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Sonnycbr said:

That's probably the best news I'll get today Data. I've already took the battery off and I've got it on charge now. I've been under the car to have a look see and there's oil EVERYWHERE on the engine. If it starts in the morning, everything crossed for that, it's going into the garage for an engine clean and assessment of how many oil leaks it has. Then it's down to spare cash. Gulp!!

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Datatek said:

If it's a diesel, the oil could just be a split leak off pipe.

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Rubberknees said:

I had that 2 weeks ago. made it look a lot worse than what it actually was

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tomcat59alan said:

I haven't had a problem with mine since I changed them a month ago.shh!.

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