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Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:34 pm 
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HEY can anyone tell me Why my v8 4 spd auto takes a long time and high revs to change between 1st and 2nd but everything else is working fine. 94 ef fairmont wagon. ??????
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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 4:43 pm 
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cant tell you why but I can tell you that mine does the same thing :(

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:46 pm 
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the gear box will change when it wants to. why do you care???
i mean if its working fine then why does it bother you????
is it in econ mode or not???

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:43 pm 
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Thumpdaddy wrote:
cant tell you why but I can tell you that mine does the same thing :(
have the boxes been serviced and error codes checked,and drive in power mode-----box doesnt slip as much,and the box lasts longer.mine had 1-2 band worn out at 275-276k,the last oil change had the clutch lining particles in it,so rebuild the box.have your boxes scanned for error codes and get them serviced,i have used the same guy for 7 years-------he was a neighbour and the car dealers warranty guy,i didnt know until i had some work done under warranty,funny how it goes.

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:45 am 
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Thanx for the info, I do my own services and should be fine, however I never had error codes checked, presume I need a auto Guy for that, I'll go through the motions see what he tells me, Also just found a good 2nd hand box think I'll grab it for spare or replacement... Cheers Darren..
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:58 am 
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:18 am 
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I had the same problem in my AU. However mine was skipping 2nd and going straight to 3rd. Turns out that i had fried the belt in 2nd just got my box rebuilt by a guy at Bankstown. Cost me $1430 but it drives like new again. Just try when you are driving take 1st gear to about 4grand and then get off the throttle and it should change to next gear. To see if your box is skipping 2nd, when you car is at operating temp get up to around 60kmph and then drop it back into 2nd. If it slips or free revs you are probably in the same boat i was. Hope it helps.

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:45 am 
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peacy wrote:
Thanx for the info, I do my own services and should be fine, however I never had error codes checked, presume I need a auto Guy for that, I'll go through the motions see what he tells me, Also just found a good 2nd hand box think I'll grab it for spare or replacement... Cheers Darren..
the codes scanners are forsale by muzza,look forums. i phtocopied his workshop code pages for v8 ef----2 pages,the trouble with electronics,too many variables ,piggy backed to each other.

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:41 pm 
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Thumpdaddy wrote:
cant tell you why but I can tell you that mine does the same thing :(
have the boxes been serviced and error codes checked,and drive in power mode-----box doesnt slip as much,and the box lasts longer.mine had 1-2 band worn out at 275-276k,the last oil change had the clutch lining particles in it,so rebuild the box.have your boxes scanned for error codes and get them serviced,i have used the same guy for 7 years-------he was a neighbour and the car dealers warranty guy,i didnt know until i had some work done under warranty,funny how it goes.


I couldnt tell you whats been done to mine :) Ive only driven it once with the guy from the dealership sittng next to me...... :( :( :( I pick it up on tuesday hopefully :lol: :lol: but it wont be regoed for a couple months yet ive got big plans for it before rego............... and yes gearbox service and shift kit was one of the things on my to do list.

 

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