automatic gearbox problem

blacksmith105

looking for some info


i drive a 95 toyota carina 1.8 automatic jap import car is best ever had but starting to get stuck in gear and wont change , she is an automatic and will sometimes go for 10 miles before she changes down to lower gear

anyone any ideas

Mr Benevolent

blacksmith105 wrote: »

looking for some info


i drive a 95 toyota carina 1.8 automatic jap import car is best ever had but starting to get stuck in gear and wont change , she is an automatic and will sometimes go for 10 miles before she changes down to lower gear

anyone any ideas

Is it idling OK? MAF problems on an auto will sometimes seem like autobox issues. Apart from that check the ATF quantity and colour and if they're ok change the ATF anyway

Anan1

Start by changing the ATF & filter, see if that helps.

E39MSport

Had similar issues with a toyota before. Turned out I had a fluid leak from the transmission.

Check your fluid level. Low pressure will cause problems.

blacksmith105

checked the atf and level was low so topped up with 1 l of atf still no major improvment cannot see any leaks on the drive car will swift 1 and 2 nd gear but 3 and 4th gears no go someone mentioned a torque convertor problem

Mr Benevolent

blacksmith105 wrote: »

checked the atf and level was low so topped up with 1 l of atf still no major improvment cannot see any leaks on the drive car will swift 1 and 2 nd gear but 3 and 4th gears no go someone mentioned a torque convertor problem

Just pouring in more ATF won't make much of a difference. If the ATF level was low by at least 1L then there's definitely a slow leak somewhere.

Drain the box, replace the filter, then clean the pan and magnets and refill.

colm_mcm

Some gearboxes go into a safe mode where they select 2nd or 3rd and don't change gear.

Dunno what the diagnostic system on those cars are, maybe input or output sensors, or as others have suggested the fluid may be knackered.

blacksmith105

confab thanks for the tip but it draining the fluid and changing the filter a difficult job , i would be confident enough to take on a basic service but not sure if able to tackle transmission

blacksmith105

was advised to call the auto gearbox specialist on clonliffe ave but would expect them to charge me a small forture not working at the moment and wife needs the car for her job :eek:

colm_mcm

Try Naas Gearbox centre, It's not going to fix itself, and they may be able to do a diagnostic on it. Changing ATF properly is tricky and messy enough.