V6 Auto Box, One Last Try Before Goodby

[snapper]

I had retired my 1997 V6 auto after another auto box failure a year ago, but today i thought i might try topping up the oil.

First off the whole filler tube came out and i lost about a litre and a half, then the level tube would not come out and i rounded the allen socket.

So not to be defeated i just topped it up until it over flowed out of the filler.

I know it is now too full but it did present some interesting side effects.

 

First, originally when the car first lost drive it was towed home and pushed on the drive, it literally had no forward or reverse drive, it just revved in any gear, no drive.

 

Now it has some forward drive, if held on the brake it will pull as if trying to move against the brake.

If in neutral it will pull forward.

If in reverse it will lock up the torque converter so the engine will not rev past about 2500 but has no reverse motion, it won't roll forward as it previously did.

 

I know a further step is to fill the box correctly but this will require me towing it to a barn i share with some fellow kit car builders to access the complete range of tools and ramps for the job.

 

Any ideas to the problem seems to simple to just be an oil level problem.

What else could i check at home

[seatkid]

What else could i check at home

The price of a new car. :16:

[snapper]

Thank you for your most unhelpful post.

[chrispb123456]

I had retired my 1997 V6 auto after another auto box failure a year ago, but today i thought i might try topping up the oil.

First off the whole filler tube came out and i lost about a litre and a half, then the level tube would not come out and i rounded the allen socket.

So not to be defeated i just topped it up until it over flowed out of the filler.

I know it is now too full but it did present some interesting side effects.

 

First, originally when the car first lost drive it was towed home and pushed on the drive, it literally had no forward or reverse drive, it just revved in any gear, no drive.

 

Now it has some forward drive, if held on the brake it will pull as if trying to move against the brake.

If in neutral it will pull forward.

If in reverse it will lock up the torque converter so the engine will not rev past about 2500 but has no reverse motion, it won't roll forward as it previously did.

 

I know a further step is to fill the box correctly but this will require me towing it to a barn i share with some fellow kit car builders to access the complete range of tools and ramps for the job.

 

Hi

I think you have no option only to drain out what you can, and as you have the mk1 remove the sump and filter, clean out the sump and replace the filter screen.

Refill the gearbox as per instructions in FAQ section.

 

Any ideas to the problem seems to simple to just be an oil level problem.

What else could i check at home

[seatkid]

Thank you for your most unhelpful post.

Just a polite way of saying you're wasting your time. Sounds like gearbox is totally knacked and requires a full strip down and rebuild or alternatively fit a recon box. Either way costs far more than car is worth. Consider selling car as spares on ebay.

[snapper]

I am a experienced kit car builder but know my limits.

Gearboxes

I want to try some of the easier cheaper fixes before either replacing with a scrapyard box, converting to manual or scrapping it.

The engine is still sweet, it's got the whistles and bells and has the torque to pull a track car, trailer and 1/2 a car load of spares.

I could with some ideas to try, the more the better, I will then have a go starting with the cheaper ones.

Any pointers much appreciated