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Came home on a flat-bed taxi today !

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Jimbo:
:cry:  :cry:  :cry:

Severe loss of power (ok, it didn't have much to start with !), and the auto box has a real dislike for changing out of 1st gear. If I lift off the throttle, the box will drop into 2nd and you can achieve a max of 30mph. There's no smoke, no overheating, no loss of oil or coolant - and no visible leaks around the 'box................any ideas ???

The AA came out and had a poke about - he reckons its a sensor on the gearbox, but can't say which one, but did offer to follow me home if I chose to drive home  :shock: - I thought the better of it, and asked for a recovery truck which they duly sorted, and 3 hours later I'm home.

Any suggestions as to where to start looking, or does it need a stealer ?

Jim

PS - no warning/dash lights showing either  :?

hobbit:
My first thought would be a quick dip on the gearbox oil and see what colour/state it is

Xtremeteam:
doesnt have a dipstick


it could be the selector switch,had 1 in last week that wouldnt go into park or reverse,change the switch & all sorted

Jimbo:
My first thought was the gearbox, but it's fixed now - and the cause was not what you would expect..............

After having a large mug of tea (can't have beer, as I'm on call), it dawned on me that when the ignition was on, I couldn't remember hearing the fuel pump running - and you certainly can hear it on Td5's. Went outside and checked, and sure enough, the pump was silent. Checked and swapped the fuse and relay under the bonnet - no difference. But guess what I had 'in stock' in the garage - yep, a second hand D2 tank, complete with pump.

20 mins later - boot emptied, carpet up, old pump out, new one in and it's fixed.............what a result (also saved myself about £200 on the cost of the new pump  :lol:

So, does that make me a better technician/mechanic than the AA man ?

Jim

BrumLee:

--- Quote from: "Jimbo" ---So, does that make me a better technician/mechanic than the AA man ?
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The days of the roadside assistance have gone now as there has been too many patrolmen injured or killed. Quick look to see whether you need recovering and then off scene is the order of the day.

I think they also work on a bonus and if the job is not cleared in time they loose money. So once they pass over to recovery their time clocked on the job ends and the recovery drivers clock starts.

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