incisor
14th January 2004, 01:34 PM
<span style="color:red"> Posted on behalf of Gareth </span>
The auto gearbox on my '99 Series 2 seems to have problems with downchanges from 3rd to 4th under load, but I'm not sure if the symptoms are "normal" or not.
If anyone out there has a TD5 Series 2 auto, I'd like to get your experience of its characteristics.
Under load (say up a moderate hill) when the box changes from 4th to 3rd at about 80kph/2200rpm the box sounds like it's "slipping" (presumably torque converter working?) and the revs go up to 3200ish rpm for 5-15seconds before EVENTUALLY dropping to 2600rpm (presumed locked in to 3rd). Is it supposed to do this, or should it go to 2600rpm pretty much straight away?
It once did the same thing not under load, on a flat freeway, and seemed to be "stuck between gears" for about 3-4 k's!
The auto gearbox on my '99 Series 2 seems to have problems with downchanges from 3rd to 4th under load, but I'm not sure if the symptoms are "normal" or not.
If anyone out there has a TD5 Series 2 auto, I'd like to get your experience of its characteristics.
Under load (say up a moderate hill) when the box changes from 4th to 3rd at about 80kph/2200rpm the box sounds like it's "slipping" (presumably torque converter working?) and the revs go up to 3200ish rpm for 5-15seconds before EVENTUALLY dropping to 2600rpm (presumed locked in to 3rd). Is it supposed to do this, or should it go to 2600rpm pretty much straight away?
It once did the same thing not under load, on a flat freeway, and seemed to be "stuck between gears" for about 3-4 k's!