i have just got the car started and all is working well,i just wanted to check this was the problem before i went ordering a switch,thanks again for all your help. does anyone know where i can get a good second hand switch from and have it posted to Portugal,i'm a bit stuck out here for getting...

hi guys,thanks for the advice on the xyz switch,i have had the switch off and opened it up and found the inside full of gunk and one of the contacts was broken,i managed to repair this and put the switch back on the car,i now have reverse and park,but now a new problem is i can only get reverse...

thanks guys,would this not show up on a diagnostics test though? also would it be possible to repair the switch or is a new one required, parts out here are very expensive and hard to come by,they just don't have auto boxes here

Hi guys, i have a 1996 p38 4.6 v8 with an auto box,the problem is i can only select N D and 1,the shifter moves to the relevent position for all the other gears but it is not showing on the dash and these gears do not engage,i have taken it to the local dealer here in portugal for a diagnostics...