starblaze61
Member
The garage says they have never seen a gear box electronic fault where all drive is lost
Main drive clutches for forward and reverse are engaged manually. However other clutches needed to put drive to the wheels through the box are selected electronically so it is quite possible for ECU failure to cause total loss of drive.
Datatek
Well-Known Member
It is I suppose possible that the operating linkage has come adrift.
Grit Valve
2000 4.6 Vouge
Don't get your hopes up I'm sure a garage would know what a sloppy gear selector would feel like , really loose .
Datatek
Well-Known Member
Grit Valve
2000 4.6 Vouge
STUTHERANGE
New Member
I would check the fuses under the drivers seat .I can't remember the one to check but if it blows you're not going nowhere...it happened to me once
starblaze61
Member
Well I got a call just before they closed ... The diagnostic machine for Land rovers didn't pick up anything until they tried to look at the gearbox ..... and it crashed the computer ....TWICE ... LOL
So they couldn't say for sure that there isn't a electronic problem.
But they have agreed with me that they have no idea how this could happen ..... and that there should be a 'feeling' for each gear notch as you go into them ie D , N , R etc but there is nothing ( if that makes sense )
So they couldn't say for sure that there isn't a electronic problem.
But they have agreed with me that they have no idea how this could happen ..... and that there should be a 'feeling' for each gear notch as you go into them ie D , N , R etc but there is nothing ( if that makes sense )
Grit Valve
2000 4.6 Vouge
I'm not sure if you mean cable stiffness or spring loaded locating notch.
starblaze61
Member
Locating notch would be the best description
Datatek
Well-Known Member
Gear linkage has come apart.
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
you see stuff like that now ,where everyones thinking about the system no one looks at the simple ,what would your thought be if you couldnt feel detents
starblaze61
Member
you see stuff like that now ,where everyones thinking about the system no one looks at the simple ,what would your thought be if you couldnt feel detents
So are you thinking selector pin ??
Which was my thoughts earlier in the post
Datatek
Well-Known Member
starblaze61
Member
yes that one datatek
Grit Valve
2000 4.6 Vouge
I don't see what the gearbox that has a selector gone, that would have to be stuck in park or neutral for the car to turn over and start , would make the car only crawl at 2000 or more revs as in first post if its in gear broke you can't start car or if it broke say in neutral it won't go in gear and crawl
Datatek
Well-Known Member
Not so, it could have left the box in partly gear, clutch not fully engaged, but as you can still more the lever the park or neutral contacts could be operated. However the fact that it moves could still mean it's something more serious, but you still need the electronics to engage a gear even if the forward clutch is engaged.
starblaze61
Member
Looks like it maybe the motor on the back of the tranfer box is stuck in neutral...... if not then it will be another box to go in
