Lisa17 said:

Hi, thanks for your reply, no there has never been any warning lights come on at any time.
If I try to put my foot down it gets to about 3000prm then doesn't go any further, I think I can hear it's still in the same gear and it's revving but then doesn't change up or down, I have to to take my foot off the accelerator and start again, and gently let it limp uphill in it's own time.

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wammers said:

I would take a serious look at the MAP sensor pipe, get someone to check the turbo pipes for internal delamination. And that the intercooler is clear. Check function of lift pump.

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Lisa17 said:

Hi all,

Ok I'm hoping somebody may be able to shed some light on a problem I'm having with my Range, it's a 1996 P38 2.5 DSE Automatic.

Before I continue I would just like to point out that I am a typical female that just drives around with my head in the clouds, not ever taking any notice of levels of anything until a light flashes at me on the dashboard!

Some months ago while driving around with head in clouds the car suddenly lost power when going up a steep hill and it started to overheat, it would get to around 3000rpm then just not give anymore, I stopped and let it cool down then limped her home.
After arriving home my dad had a look and we realised I had let it run dry of transmission fluid :frusty:, I bought some fluid and got the level back to where it should be which did seem to improve it heaps but it was still occassionally doing the same thing when I put my foot down, since then it has gradually got worse to the point where I have to plan my route carefully to avoid hills otherwise I have a queue of angry motorists behind me and I limp up doing about 20mph.

Also the exhaust broke about a month ago so I no longer drive the car as I'm clearly going to bugger it up completely if I don't get the problem fixed, would the exhaust being knackered have had anything to do with it?, Did some permanent damage occur when it ran out of transmission fluid or was it just a coincidence that it happened at the same time and the fault is elsewhere?

Any help and advice would be much appreciated, I love my Range and miss driving her, I also don't like driving around in the borrowed Peugeot 806 (phone box on wheels) either.

Thanks

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Druim said:

How much ATF was missing? Running dry seams unlikely as there a lot in it but low level aren't doing gearbox any good

Best to change it and don't forget new filter, maybe change it twice with few 100 miles apart.

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