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Auto gearbox on Megane not going into 4th

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  • 07-06-2013 11:32pm
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    tallaghtmick
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    Posted this before but dozily in the Soccer section:pac: hopefully better answers here ;) anyway no idea what happened there's no warning lights at all could it be low gearbox fluid?


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    jayok
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    tallaghtmick wrote: »
    Posted this before but dozily in the Soccer section:pac: hopefully better answers here ;) anyway no idea what happened there's no warning lights at all could it be low gearbox fluid?

    First thing I would do is do a gearbox fluid change. You might just get lucky! :)


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    Wheelnut
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    What did the guys in the soccer section think?


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    toastedpickles
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    Wheelnut wrote: »
    What did the guys in the soccer section think?

    They put it on YLYL :pac:


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    tallaghtmick
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    Wheelnut wrote: »
    What did the guys in the soccer section think?

    Gave out for supporting foreign cars :(


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    tallaghtmick
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    toastedpickles wrote: »
    They put it on YLYL :pac:

    Actually that was me :D


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    toastedpickles
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    tallaghtmick wrote: »
    Actually that was me :D

    So it was! :D


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    tallaghtmick
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    toastedpickles wrote: »
    So it was! :D

    Had one eye on the tv the other on boards and on my threads soccer was above motors and I fecked up :cool:


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    toastedpickles
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    tallaghtmick wrote: »
    Had one eye on the tv the other on boards and on my threads soccer was above motors and I fecked up :cool:

    And to make it look less foolish you put it in ylyl and made a laugh out of yourself

    I see what you did there ;)


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    Victor Meldrew
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    I had an 04 one of those and it would "pop" out of 4th. I rang round and decided it was time to trade it in.

    A fluid flush and change would be a good first step. Nothing is sealed for life, unless you want the component's life to be short.


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    Wheelnut
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    @Talaghtmick: Sorry for sending your thread off on a tangent!

    Yes it's worth checking the fluid or changing it, it might cure the problem but if it fails it will be a lot cheaper than any other "test".


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    Victor Meldrew
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    Wheelnut wrote: »
    @Talaghtmick: Sorry for sending your thread off on a tangent!

    Yes it's worth checking the fluid or changing it, it might cure the problem but if it fails it will be a lot cheaper than any other "test".

    The conversation i had with mechanics was along the lines that they all go around 100k kms, and that it might just be a solanoid, but then it might be something else, and they were less than enthusiastic about changing it.

    I was just looking for an excuse to get rid of the car. i always felt that the 1.6L motor was ill matched and that the tranny spun too much and always felt like it was rev happy.

    And a 4 speed auto which needs to rev like hell is just grim to drive. using the +/- shift option, I could make it a bit smoother, but, in general, a horrible transmission.

    I went back to three pedals as I was scarred by the experience.


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    biko
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    ATF (automatic transmission fluid) can cause all kinds of issues when it get old.
    I'd drain and fill, if that doesn't help then drop pan.


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