gears transmision probs

[steve vanman]

hi steve here again!what a shitty job,ive dropped the pan and did it the crappy way,anyway i had to source the gasket ,filter,and got some usful info,the box is a a41d and that it is acsecable to to get to the governer to service it,if need be ,thing is im working blind at the moment still awaiting manual,should be tommorow ,also ther is 2 kinds one with censor and one with governer so i will see what the bible says!see wich one ive got,i was thinking of dumping the oil back in and crossing fingers,he also said that the valve body is a common fault on these ,and costs heaps,anyway we,ll try this
avenue first,if its the sensor type then source auto electrican thanks for the advice guys much apreciated, if any one has any more ideas, feal free to speak up,oh by the way the oil i was told to use was dexron3 ,i havent opend
it yet ,i just wanted to make sure its the right stuff as i was told dextron2 i know its important so im not taking any chances!

[madmark]

steve what coluor was the oil is it going brown??????

[steve vanman]

i supose a sort of brown with tinge of red

[AndyG]

Refill capacity (Without torque converter) is just over a gallon ( or roughly six litres ) depending on how much oil comes out of the torque converter and if you blow out the cooling rad as well

The capacity of the whole system is 8.2 litres.

The recomended oil in mine is (which is a 2000 model A4lde) Mercon 2.
Ford spec. WSS-M2C-202-B.

Apparently this transmission oil is less prone to "braking down" under severe/heat conditions. Of which any good auto engineer can tell you HEAT is the number one killer of autoboxes

[steve vanman]

sorry mate! did you mean the oil out the sump? the new stuff i braught is red

[spanners]

ALRITE MATE JUST SEEN THIS THREAD IVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY C3 GEARBOX I GOT AN ADDITIVE CALL AUTOANTI SLIP?AMERICAN? IT HAS HELPED SMOOTH GEAR CHANGES ETC COST £15 BUT I THINK IT WAS WORTH IT CHANGED THE OIL AT THE SAME TIME JUST BEEN ON A 200 MILE TRIP NO PROBLEM WORTH A TRY ?

[AndyG]

Just done a stall test you should be around the 2000rpm

Sounds like your engine power could be down or you didn't carry out the test with the engine at normal operating temperature

[madmark]

steve i ment what colour is the oil in the gearbox when you drained it???? was it brown on the dipstic??????? when you dipped it??????

[steve vanman]

steve vanman here again I woke up this morning got pissed off with the whole job and decided to chuck the oil in and take a chance /the manual didn;t come so I got pissed off with waiting . chucked key in ignition and guess what it worked !!!!!!!! Thanks for your help I've never worked on this sort of vechicle and problem before I couldn't of done it without your help the ford transit think tank is the best any members over this way come over for a snag on the barbie and a few brewskys

[AndyG]

steve vanman here again I woke up this morning got pissed off with the whole job and decided to chuck the oil in and take a chance /the manual didn;t come so I got pissed off with waiting . chucked key in ignition and guess what it worked !!!!!!!! Thanks for your help I've never worked on this sort of vechicle and problem before I couldn't of done it without your help the ford transit think tank is the best any members over this way come over for a snag on the barbie and a few brewskys

Well done mate You've done really well

(See you tommorow )

[Transitwalla]

Steve Vanman wrote any members over this way come over for a snag on the barbie and a few brewskys

In anticipation of your success I put some air in the pushbike tyres and left yesterday can only stop for a couple of hours though as a slow puncture means I'll have to be home before the tyre goes flat

Well done dude..... sometimes yer as well to bite the bullet and have a go and damn the devil..... great when it works not so great when it don't

Oh b*gger . . .didn't get yer address before I left any chance you can send it via carrier pigeon . . . direct of course

[rover]

Steve Vanman wrote any members over this way come over for a snag on the barbie and a few brewskys


Oh b*gger . . .didn't get yer address before I left any chance you can send it via carrier pigeon . . . direct of course

Sorry the carrier pigeons only go via KLIA or Singapore....

When I get back to Perth I will defo give you a shout!

Rover.