I feel like a blown headgasket is the go to diagnostic of these cars. I was told very much the same many years ago and it was a split water pipe and a dodgy MAF sensor. Took about 10 minutes for someone with knowledge to diagnose.
The best specialist in the country isn’t far from the places you’re taking. I also would assume that you must of paid more than tuppence for the car as they aren’t cheap these days. It’s got to be worth getting an expert to give it the once over. If it is dead, I recon he will even have a good contact for getting rid of that’s the case.
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Stephen ·
im not sure if my auto is behaving itsself or not
it seems to shift well particually in the first two gears but seems to shift later into third unless i back off a bit.
there are no fault codes from the basic check and the oil looks clean and not burnt.
should an oil change and a clean of the filter sort it out or could it be a solinoid.
is it likly there is any physical damage to the box?