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meegaveesix

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Defected from the Dark Side
12. Mar 2007 at 13:34

Hello all

I've migrated from VXON following the sale of a Calibra and being given an Omega. I had a 2.016v a few years ago and always regretted getting rid of it.

Now I've been given an R reg 2.5V6 with an autobox issue that I'm very happy with.

picked up an AR35 last week to replace the current box, now I just need to pluck up the courage to change it over - damn aren't those things heavy!

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Elite Pete Omega King Offline My spider senses are tingling Posts: 17813 Northwich/Chester Gender: Drives: Facelift Wheezel,Breaking 2001 MV6	Re: Defected from the Dark Side Reply #1 - 12. Mar 2007 at 13:54 Hi and welcome to the forum
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RossPhim Senior Member Offline Rust?????.... Aaaargh! Posts: 764 Morayshire, Scotland Gender: Drives: An Fordy Now-a-days! Bo Ho!	Re: Defected from the Dark Side Reply #2 - 12. Mar 2007 at 14:01 Welcome to the forum dude! You need our very own admin, man, Laidback. Seemingly he can balance an AR35 on his chest.
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Defected from the Dark Side Reply #3 - 12. Mar 2007 at 14:05 Welcome Whats the problem with the gearbox? - It maybe the selector switch thats the problem!
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meegaveesix

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Re: Defected from the Dark Side
Reply #5 - 12. Mar 2007 at 14:52

tunnie wrote on 12. Mar 2007 at 14:05:

Welcome

Whats the problem with the gearbox? - It maybe the selector switch thats the problem!

Hi Tunnie

I haven't got underneath it to have a goor route around on the fault yet. the guy who gave it to me had lost heart in it, he claims he'd had a transmission light come up on the dash, cleaned up the connector on the side of the box (apparently the weatherproof shield had disappeared long before) and that cured it. It came back a couple of months later, he took it to a grage, the garage claimed to have rebuilt the box and its never been right since, The guy took the garage to small claims court etc but was told in the interim not to drive it so it sat still for a few months.

It still drives in the manual modes, although when it gets warm it tends to take a few seconds to engage the gears, the revs rise and then it seems to slip in, accompanied with a faily strong smell of ATF.

I've been reading up on this and have many things to check, the selector switch being one of them, fluid level etc, but seeing as I managed to get an AR35, I figured that considering the other one had been played with I might just as well be better off fitting a gearbox that I know is in good condition. I could change the fluid and filter and everything else and still find that the gearbox is on its way out, so I thoguht it best to have a backup plan.

Not sure on the selector switch as it does flicker ever so slightly when you move the selector from Park to Reverse and occasionally in other gears - however I'm convinced that its something a little more terminal.

Any thoughts because I'm a total newbie to all of this?

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Martin Imber Over Active Poster Offline LPG Omega V6 - Keyfobs Rebuilt Posts: 20110 Worcester Gender: Drives: 2001 Omega 2.6CD LPG & 3.0 cams	Re: Defected from the Dark Side Reply #7 - 12. Mar 2007 at 19:11 Hello & Welcome
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Defected from the Dark Side Reply #9 - 12. Mar 2007 at 21:13 Welcome to the site
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SuperGlider Junior Member Offline Posts: 58 MK Gender: Drives: 3.2 Elite LPG	Re: Defected from the Dark Side Reply #10 - 12. Mar 2007 at 22:13 Welcome to the site, good luck with the auto box change. S.
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The Barge Captain Omega Knight Offline Back in the land of the economicaly active Posts: 1827 Bristol Gender: Drives: Saab 95 vector sport 1.9TiD	Re: Defected from the Dark Side Reply #12 - 13. Mar 2007 at 17:27 [quote author=meegaveesix link=1173702848/0#0 date=1173702848]Now I've been given an R reg 2.5V6 with an autobox issue that I'm very happy with. quote] Hi Meegaveesix. Unusuall to find someone who has an autobox fault that they are happy with
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