Gearbox Woes

[andyfishing]

Hi all,

 

I became the proud oner of a 1997 Galaxy 2.8l Petrol 4x4 Automatic last Wednesday. Well within a few days I realised i had been sold a bit of a problem. Symptoms:-

 

On box moving off when cold - hesitanccy to change gear.

Bangs between 2nd and 3rd when cold

Once warm it slips a little and has hesitancy between 2nd and 3rd on change up.

The oil is black.

 

What do you think is the problem?

 

Further - had some quotes for reconditioing:-

 

RS Transmission - Bradford -

[andyfishing]

Hi all,

 

I became the proud oner of a 1997 Galaxy 2.8l Petrol 4x4 Automatic last Wednesday. Well within a few days I realised i had been sold a bit of a problem. Symptoms:-

 

On box moving off when cold - hesitanccy to change gear.

Bangs between 2nd and 3rd when cold

Once warm it slips a little and has hesitancy between 2nd and 3rd on change up.

The oil is black.

 

What do you think is the problem?

 

Further - had some quotes for reconditioing:-

 

RS Transmission - Bradford -

[scooper1]

slow changing out of first when cold is normal - it hold first gear to warm up oil quickly

conking sounds - check engine roll restrictor is not broken - (try rocking engine) - second indicator is conk when changing from normal to reverse

 

also check you do have a 4x4 - there are a lot of v5 that say 4x4 but 4x3 system not fitted - when looking for another 4x4 I looked at 6 cars that had v5 saying 4x4 - 4 of them never had system fitted and one had prop shaft removed

 

slipping is bad news - I hope the oil change works - make sure you use correct oil - vw is cheapest at around