Beastly_p38
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hi,
Firstly hello I’m Dom 31 years old from the midlands I own a 2.5 turbo diesel p38 and this is my story thus far.
I bought her about 8 months ago in great condition just needed touching up in places. Mot came round and it weren’t good at all, so I started replacing things, break calipers break discs break pads all round then the CV joints then found the prop shaft was loose so replaced that the drag links and trac rods then D bushes then the arm bushes had completely failed so I replaced them all with polly bushes drop links she had a full service all fluids replaced and about £1200 later she was sailing down the highway like a new rangie.
Anyway 2 days after all this work was carried out I started the car like normal, it was -5 our so gave it 5 mins to warm up then tried to select reverse and it seemed reluctant so let her warm for longer and then she slotted right in, after backing out the drive I tried to select any other position in the auto box and it would go threw the gears fine but the little red LED would remain in the R position, so I turned engine off looked at the atf and saw that was perfect as I New it should be, anyways I gets back in her and tried to start her back up and she says she’s still in reverse even tho it’s in park and I can select any other gear.
I’m thinking this is the linkage underneath as I checked the gear gator and saw that was doing its job, I tried searching on here as a long time admirer of the site but that turned up trumps. So I took the plunge and signed up this is my problem?? Can anybody help me? Has anyone had this problem? Cheers Dom
Firstly hello I’m Dom 31 years old from the midlands I own a 2.5 turbo diesel p38 and this is my story thus far.
I bought her about 8 months ago in great condition just needed touching up in places. Mot came round and it weren’t good at all, so I started replacing things, break calipers break discs break pads all round then the CV joints then found the prop shaft was loose so replaced that the drag links and trac rods then D bushes then the arm bushes had completely failed so I replaced them all with polly bushes drop links she had a full service all fluids replaced and about £1200 later she was sailing down the highway like a new rangie.
Anyway 2 days after all this work was carried out I started the car like normal, it was -5 our so gave it 5 mins to warm up then tried to select reverse and it seemed reluctant so let her warm for longer and then she slotted right in, after backing out the drive I tried to select any other position in the auto box and it would go threw the gears fine but the little red LED would remain in the R position, so I turned engine off looked at the atf and saw that was perfect as I New it should be, anyways I gets back in her and tried to start her back up and she says she’s still in reverse even tho it’s in park and I can select any other gear.
I’m thinking this is the linkage underneath as I checked the gear gator and saw that was doing its job, I tried searching on here as a long time admirer of the site but that turned up trumps. So I took the plunge and signed up this is my problem?? Can anybody help me? Has anyone had this problem? Cheers Dom
