autobox problem! turbo diesel

[dan@dsfplumbing]

okee doke mate

my scorpio thing was obd2 but your tranny may be that or eec-iv depending on what year it is.. what year is it ??

take a peek here....

http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/star.htm

it may be transferable to your system

[madmark]

mate she is a 1999 !

[dan@dsfplumbing]

ignore that link then bud.. it'll be obd2 compliant.



I'm going to get one of these for myself...



obd2 code reader



might be a worthwhile investment for you as well.



edit: works out at 23 quid plus about 5pound import duty towards mr blairs £2m mortgage.

[MrMPuk]

I know where you plug it in I think, if you pull out the bit that holds the spare fuses in the fuse box there is a multipin plug I would guess this is it!?

[dan@dsfplumbing]

Yeah same place on my old 98 24v scorpio cosworth fuel guzzling, gearbox munching piece of shite

[Terry]

Hi
As well as the tranny I have a 2.3 Scorpio Estate auto, it has the same box as yours.
Mine was reluctant to engage when pulling off from cold, I was told an oil & filter change would cure it...... Stunningly it has.
Make sure the refill is with Dextron 2....... as a matter of interest it isn't difficult to do but bl**dy messy, theres no drain plug on the gearbox sump, and you cant empty the torque converter so it may pay to do it
twice, a week apart. When refilling make sure you get the engine good and warm then run through the shift sequence at least 3 times, then check the level, then shift sequence 3 times until you get the level right !
The Scorpios are also OBD 2 (On Board Diagnostics) a couple of the guys on there have leads & laptops, Nearest to you probably is a guy Barry in Barnet. I'll check it out this evenng and let you know ( they are not Scorpio fanatical and quite happy about other helping people with other makes, besides which he has a Mk 1 Camper, V4 but more than that I don't know)

[madmark]

terry manythanks for your help. i am going to investigate it underneath as i have lost top gear ,this is eletrical i am told ,it was working ok then just didnt go into top oneday, if i can sort that out then it will get a oil change, the box when its working is still good through the gears so i am not totaly convinced its nackard yet!

[Terry]

Mark
I you drive along normally and when it should go into top momentarily lift off the gas , if it goes in, then its the solenoid.

[madmark]

terry i have tried that mate ,nothing it just goes along as if it doesnt have one! i am going to try and drop some oil out of it asap and get some fresh in there ,see if it makes any difrence!

[Terry]

The guy isn't on the other forum this evening , so I will wait & p.m. him in the morning
( he often does OBD 2 scans at South Mimms services) if you can get there I am sure he will oblige..... (I have no idea if the codes are the same across the range I am assuming so).

[madmark]

tell thanks for your help but she is beeing pluged in next week at fords! i am leaveing it with them for a couply of days so they might as well have alook at it!