I have the 2007 GEN4 DiD with autobox. I bought her 2nd hand and you get the feeling she had a busy life (224k km on the clock when bought). Everything is still perfect with her, except for some normal wear and tear. But the one thing that bothers me is that the gearbox seems to slip a bit when she's still cold. She hesitates when accelerating. I have checked the fluid level, and it does seem to be over filled. Would that cause the problem?
I've used her in deep beach sand at Arniston, and she seems to handle it without issues. What I have noticed is that if I even rest my hand on the gear selector, she will switch into neutral. Talking auto mode not manual shifting. I think I need to change the gearbox oil, and flush the system - was thinking of filling her after initial draining, driving for a few 100km and re-draining.
Any other suggestions?
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Fill level needs to be checked on level ground while idling.
It does slip a bit when cold.
It should not go into neutral very easily from Drive.
Try an overnight battery disconnect to reset the gearbox computer.
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It does slip a bit when cold.
It should not go into neutral very easily from Drive.
Try an overnight battery disconnect to reset the gearbox computer.
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I've already had it disconnected, seems to be the No 1 suggestion. I've also connected the OBDII and nothing shows up on the system.
Have you checked the shift selector cable adjustment on the side of the transmission is correctly adjusted ( this is in relation to when you touch the selector lever). I have had it previously when it came back from a service and they had obviously messed around in the the vicinity of the adjuster on the selector adjuster and shift selector shaft on the transmission.
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Thanks Bryan
I will check that out. sounds like a positive piece of information! Will feed back when I've checked it.
I will check that out. sounds like a positive piece of information! Will feed back when I've checked it.
Thanks to the guys that sent some advice.
It happened that the shifting from P to D was very stiff the other day, and then it would not go into P or D - in between OK. Googled it and someone on the 4X4 Forum had the same issue and removed the selector rocker on the gearbox. I tried the same thing, and like his the selector shaft was slightly corroded. I sprayed Q20 onto the shaft and worked it with a vise-grip until it was moving easily again. Replaced everything and shifting is back to normal - nice and smooth. Whole job took me literally 30 minutes to complete. Would suggest that owners do some preventative maintenance on that part - it does pick up dirt and moisture. But be careful of the rubber O-rings.
It happened that the shifting from P to D was very stiff the other day, and then it would not go into P or D - in between OK. Googled it and someone on the 4X4 Forum had the same issue and removed the selector rocker on the gearbox. I tried the same thing, and like his the selector shaft was slightly corroded. I sprayed Q20 onto the shaft and worked it with a vise-grip until it was moving easily again. Replaced everything and shifting is back to normal - nice and smooth. Whole job took me literally 30 minutes to complete. Would suggest that owners do some preventative maintenance on that part - it does pick up dirt and moisture. But be careful of the rubber O-rings.
Thanks for the feedback, good to know.Dirty Dog wrote:Thanks to the guys that sent some advice.
It happened that the shifting from P to D was very stiff the other day, and then it would not go into P or D - in between OK. Googled it and someone on the 4X4 Forum had the same issue and removed the selector rocker on the gearbox. I tried the same thing, and like his the selector shaft was slightly corroded. I sprayed Q20 onto the shaft and worked it with a vise-grip until it was moving easily again. Replaced everything and shifting is back to normal - nice and smooth. Whole job took me literally 30 minutes to complete. Would suggest that owners do some preventative maintenance on that part - it does pick up dirt and moisture. But be careful of the rubber O-rings.
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