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hows it goin, i got a 4.0l auto ed fairmont an two nights ago when i got in it to drive home from my sisters place it was stuck in overdrive then when i turned it off an back on it was fine but this morning when i got in it to go to work it was stuck again, an this time it wont fall free again, giving me the s**t hearing my car struggling to move off the lights...
any help would be muchly appreciated 
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| Shum's EL |
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my auto did the same thing to me a few weeks ago... actually it was twice... both within a couple of weeks... but yeah turned the car off and back on and its fine now
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its not stuck in overdrive, thats limp home mode! usually happens due to overheating of the transmission and a few other things, if your overdue for a trans service (or say whats a trans service) i suggest you go get a full flush done if this keeps up.
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| Shum's EL |
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alright yeah my gearbox is bout fukd anyway i've got a new one to go in
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Yeh, my ED has a similar problem. Gets stuck in 3rd when it gets warm after about 30 minutes driving stop/start. I've had it looked at a couple of times and it has been serviced and the solenoid valves have been checked as well as the solenoid mounting bases, but the problem is stil there. I haven't taken it anywhere else yet as I normally only travel short distances to/from home and work so it doesn't always happen.
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| kezz |
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ok my solution to the limp home mode problem is simple: throw a f**k T5 in!!!! auto box problems? what auto box problems?
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| Shum's EL |
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kezz wrote: ok my solution to the limp home mode problem is simple: throw a f**k T5 in!!!! auto box problems? what auto box problems?
ha ha true i'm on the lookout for a maunal conversion at the moment |
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ALSO check the plug from the ECU to the transmission, there are around 4 wires that go to the transmission from the ecu. If one connector is dirty or making bad contact it will force the ecu into limp home mode.
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| adrian` |
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shouldn limp mode happen after about 20 minutes or so of driving? thats what i always thought anyway... it was rebuilt about 8 months ago just before i bought the car, well thats what the recepts say
an im with ya kezz... been waiting for a t5, but i wanna buy a full car with a t5 cos i wanna grab some other bits off it for my other car aswell
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| Ben_Daui |
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mines doing it to & new selector switch is going in NEXT WEEK $90 fitted
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| AdamN |
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Yeah wiring will make it go into limp home mode.. make sure you solder your shift in properly
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| efbignik |
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yeah for sure abd don't snap the wires off cuz that will drive you mad trying to work out whats wrong with it
trust me i know
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| AdamN |
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lol I broke the switch so had to use my wire twisting together skills to permanently put it into hard mode so I could drive again
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| adrian` |
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my wiring whould all be ok, unless something has broken one or something somewhere along the way. im over it anyway, just gunna have to get myself a t5 a bit sooner thats all
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isnt that f**k odd? mine does it when cold and once warm i turn it off and on again and it will shift
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