D2a auto not changing into top gear.

[teejay19662000]

Hi All


The auto that has been removed to replace all leaking seals and replaced now has decided not to change into top gear so revs incredibly high when one wants to do 110 on the highway.

Any thoughts??? cures??? :mad:

[jafir]

Does it shift gears at all? Or does it feel slow like its in 3rd gear all the time?

Is it full of fluid?

[teejay19662000]

it shifts through the gears as normal but coming back from the mechanic it decided to stop going into top yet was fine going there

Should be 100% full of fluid and just had its service after doing all of the seals

[jafir]

Any flashing lights? Does the indicator on the dash and the one on the shifter both show "D"

[Disco Muppet]

Busted MAF?

[redrovertdi]

take it for a drive and rev it through all the forward gears[as if a manual], it may free up?-worked for me when mine did the same thing. my fathers d2 auto wont lock up till up to temp!

[clubagreenie]

Swap the MAF sensor with a known one. Mine did this after replacing the engine and it was the MAF. Would hit 3rd, then grab a fist full of revs and drop back to first. Shuffle up and repeat.

[Disco Muppet]

question will be if it's not hitting 4th or just not locking up. Sounds MAF related to me :)

[Slunnie]

1st sign of not having enough ATF is losing 4th gear. Thats not to say it cant be anything else.

[Wasa57]

The problem occuring after auto work does place suspicion on auto fluid level, especially if it was topped up without the engine running, going through gears etc.

[OffTrack]

Where did you have the work done?

This mob are fairly close to you, so you might want to let them have a look if you had the work done at a non-LR specialist.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/victoria/18407-romsey-land-rover-service-centre-romsey-victoria-2.html

[Collins]

take it for a drive and rev it through all the forward gears[as if a manual], it may free up?-worked for me when mine did the same thing. my fathers d2 auto wont lock up till up to temp!

Not locking up until warm is most likely due to seals hardening because of overheating at some time. Need to warm up to become pliable & seal

[OffTrack]

The D2 auto TC won't lock up until the engine is at operating temperature - roughly above 50°C - this is controlled by the Autobox ECU. So normal behaviour, not a fault.