LUKBENPHI
Well-Known Member
Afternoon all, a work colleague has a '09 plate FL2 TD4 auto with 200k on the clock which they use for towing the daughters 'oss box
shes asked me to have a look and wanted to run what I've found before giving her advice of further steps
Symptoms are that it when put under load it will judder hesitate or before changing down a gear eg ready to overtake something, in the cabin this sounds like a rumbling type resonance which can cause it to shoot forward as it drops into gear, doesn't seem to do it at higher speeds and both husband and wife notice it, the husband more so as he drives it like a car apparently where as my work colleague drives it like a 4x4
a couple of times they have gone to go round something ans the box has dithered and they have missed their opportunity to overtake and putting it in sport mode lessens all the symptoms
It has been on a local indy's diagnostic machine and nothing has shown up gearbox wise
bit of a clunky feeling when moving out of park to select any gear, definitely hesitates and makes the resonating noise when selecting its next gear e.g: turning into a junction and having to go up hill immediately
i didn't experience the major hesitation but there is enough of a hesitation to make me think it wants looking at.
my initial advice has been to see if the box is on the most up to date software then look at a box and filter change to see if it improves things or not ( no record of box oil/filter being changed or flushed that they are aware of)
any further advise welcome
Cheers
Phil
shes asked me to have a look and wanted to run what I've found before giving her advice of further steps
Symptoms are that it when put under load it will judder hesitate or before changing down a gear eg ready to overtake something, in the cabin this sounds like a rumbling type resonance which can cause it to shoot forward as it drops into gear, doesn't seem to do it at higher speeds and both husband and wife notice it, the husband more so as he drives it like a car apparently where as my work colleague drives it like a 4x4
a couple of times they have gone to go round something ans the box has dithered and they have missed their opportunity to overtake and putting it in sport mode lessens all the symptoms
It has been on a local indy's diagnostic machine and nothing has shown up gearbox wise
bit of a clunky feeling when moving out of park to select any gear, definitely hesitates and makes the resonating noise when selecting its next gear e.g: turning into a junction and having to go up hill immediately
i didn't experience the major hesitation but there is enough of a hesitation to make me think it wants looking at.
my initial advice has been to see if the box is on the most up to date software then look at a box and filter change to see if it improves things or not ( no record of box oil/filter being changed or flushed that they are aware of)
any further advise welcome
Cheers
Phil
