Please help! My SWB '91' Z32 (85K km) autobox has lost 3rd and overdrive. It drives perfectly otherwise on the first two gears. It happened yesterday when I must admit I did open her up! Having had to slow, due to traffic from around 150 to 85-90, I then flicked out of overdrive to help the braking, on reacceleration there was an audible 'pop' and then no drive?? I coasted back to work and have carried out the diagnostic check, which revealed no faults.

There is no fluid loss and the fluid appears to be clean. Any ideas??

Please tell me its not costly!

had similar probs with mine.............£1500 later i ended getting an auto to manual conversion.

 

it could possibly be something simple but alot do get probs with the autos im afraid.

 

manual gears all the way IMO.

hi Pete. The autobox is looking to be by far the least reliable part of the Z. I had the same problem last year and ended up spending £1500 on a conversion as Gaz did. Clean and unburnt-smelling fluid is a positive tho - just be ready for some bad news :(

if it comes to it your auto is knackered and you do fancy looking at the option of a manual conversion then if you want to you can let me know and i can point you to the people that helped sort me out.

 

gaz!