It's looking like my car's got to go.

[badback]

Rather cheesed off about my car at the moment, the bonnet is desperate for a respray and a spring has snapped, they are the least of my worries though. My Auto gearbox is playing up it'll go into reverse perfectly to get out of the garage, but when I select Drive it waits 2 or 3 seconds then jolts into gear. It seems fine once it's warmed up, no problem selecting Drive, but I've read a few threads on here and it seems it's only going to get worse. So I'm thinking of putting it back to standard and getting rid, rather than spending a daft amount of money sorting the gearbox. Gutted tbh, loved the car since I've had it, and would have kept it for a few years longer. Not sure what to replace it with though, totally lost interest in cars this last few weeks, hence not being on here much.

[wildchild]

hi buddy. its going to be a daft question but can you/have you check/ed the oil level in the box that sounds like when older gearboxes used to hesitate when low on oil but i dont know whether newer boxes suffer from this. HTH
gaz

[badback]

Not sure how to check it mate, my backs fubarred so I can't do much on the car myself. I was going to ask a mechanic to flush it and put new fluid in, but after reading a thread with exactly the same symptoms as mine I lost interest as it was around 2k to fix it.

[Big Sig]

They normally only die if the oil is contaminated so new fluid can't do any harm. If it doesn't fix it then maybe its time to shift it on.

[chrisvectra]

hey buddy where you been? i would try a flush thru with new oil and see if that helps fella but you cant get rid untill you try the obvious 1st fella

[Derek Mc]

Hi Col,

Long time no speak mate,

Don't give up on the gearbox, I suspect the fluid needs a flush and new filter as the thickness of the fluid in the valve casing until it warms and thins is exactly what I read from your descriptions, used to be rife in the BMW 7 series boxes.

[badback]

Thanks guys, I'll give my tame mechanic a bell and see if a flush and new fluid sorts it, I'd rather keep the car, just a bit cheesed off with it at the moment and lacking enthusiasm.

[AntSSSS]

Defo oil flush and fill mate.. the auto boxes have to be trained and filled approx three times too I believe as the oil stays in the torque converter..

Made all the difference on my father-in-laws auto box (not VX but same technology) ...

[paulhb]

Try the oil change as others have said mine got changed for the same symptoms however there can be a number of causes for the same symptoms, mine was terminal doesn't mean they all are

[andrew e]

Autobox specailist are often cheaper to deal with too....