Thread: TD5 Auto Shifting Problems

Originally Posted by discoveryseries1

AAAAAARRRRG! mine reverses but is stuck in 3rd , it takes off and stays in 3rd i hate autos !! if i have to spend the money, ill convert to 5 spd. ;(

Sounds like it's in limp mode.

Just a quick tip on the refill / top up. alway do the last fill with the engine running and in N. you'll get an extra litre in that way.

Cheers

Matt

Originally Posted by discoveryseries1

AAAAAARRRRG! mine reverses but is stuck in 3rd , it takes off and stays in 3rd i hate autos !! if i have to spend the money, ill convert to 5 spd. ;(

Mine did this once, I left it and it hasn't done it since. I actually forgot it happened until I read this.

Jeff

Got mine rebuilt at Ron Hill Automatics on the Sunshine Coast. It had done about 182,000klms before it started doing weird things like, not wanting to move! I did an oil and filter change (kit) and checked the dregs for particulates and there were some rather long slivers of metal amongst a little sludge and a whole lot of sparkly stuff in the oil (metal) - not good. Anyway I took it to Ron Hill and there is an English guy there that has worked on these boxes before. One full rebuild later and it is better than ever.

Hope it does not come to a full rebuild for you, $$$$$$ are involved.

Cheers
Mikey

Hi Mikey - I think I'm in the same boat. What sort of dollars did you pay?

Thanks

Discocam

DiscoCam, I did not get any change out of 6K. A "standard" rebuild was going to cost me about $4200 for the amount of work that needed doing to my auto box, so I asked was there anything that could be done to make the auto better/more robust/durable for towing etc. apart from regular maintenance and oil changes! The answer was yes in the way of better than standard parts, the fitting in of more clutch packs (not sure of the correct terminology or how they achieve this) etc. In the end it drove way better than before. Warranty is two years 40,000k's as long as it is serviced by them at 20,000k's which I am more than happy to do.

I received good service and advice. Also the price above was a drive in drive out deal and included a FULL flush of the transmission oil circuit including the front cooler. No point putting back a fully rebuilt as good as new box and filling it full of contaminated oil!

The decision for us to do the rebuild was a turning point in us enhancing the D2's all round ability and reliability. Before the gearbox issue I was thinking of selling but I do not think we would have gotten much for it with a broken auto trans, so we just bit the bullet and dived in.

After all, it's only money right? The fact that it was money that we could have spent elsewhere to greater advantage, ie mortgage, somehow seems irrelevant when we take it on a trip with the camper in tow.

Hope this info helps.

Cheers
Mikey

Thanks Mikey. 6k...holy crap!! Get your point though about just getting it done though as that is what is making me face up to the prospect of having mine done. Not much use having the car if I don't have the confidence to drive the thing to somewhere it might be difficult to get a tow home.

Maybe annual bonus + tax return = new auto this year.

gday guys, just had my auto done in melb buy a&b automotive 03 9768 3755 fantastic. they are zf agents and do most of the factory rebuilds.they have trans dynos to test every box they do,very impresive. cost $3300 fitted they can send them aust wide.
cheers ben