I have now calmed down after finding out why my box cooked itself, there was only 3 friggin litres of oil in there, supposed to be 8, i just had the oil changed at a cornish auto transmission specialist and I believe they didnt put enough oil in, I am certianly going to go speak to them on monday the ****ers

TBH I'd speak to your solicitor first - anything you say could prejudice any future events...

Oh and good call btw, one less slush box on the road :D ;)

lol, the only good part is its forced me to manwell convert 3 months early

Good job before the kickdown kills it on a frosty bend... You won't regret it! It'll be like driving a different car!

indeed ^^^

 

im surprised you did not notice the box only had 3ltrs normally the box would respond so slow with that little oil not near enough line pressure

lol, the only good part is its forced me to manwell convert 3 months early

 

Sorry to hear thismate, hope you get it sorted.

 

I have a full conversion kit for sale with a rather nice flywheel and clutch too!

 

Everything you need. Let me know if your interested.

 

Cheers

 

Mark. :)

I have a full conversion kit for sale with a rather nice flywheel and clutch too!

 

Everything you need. Let me know if your interested.

 

Cheers

 

Mark. :)

 

Are you on every post now Mark :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

Good luck with the sale :cool:

Are you on every post now Mark :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

Good luck with the sale :cool:

 

LMAO -> Just about Mark....

 

I should open me own Zed shop! :rofl:

 

I'll get the pic of the rear window for you tomorrow.... ;)

the conv is being done by swz and parts are already there , thx for the offer bud

lol, the only good part is its forced me to manwell convert 3 months early

 

Bad news matey. If nothing elese, you should be able to get them to pay for a new one - or contribute towards your manual conversion. At the very least, you could have sold your auto box and got a reasonable price for it. Presume you'll also have to pay to get the car up the line to get it converted -and that won't be cheap. Probably find out that the garage put one of their "boys" onto your car for a bit of experience.

yeah im gonna see them on monday and see what they say

TBH I'd speak to your solicitor first - anything you say could prejudice any future events...

 

Have to agree. My wife is a solicitor and her advice is to seek legal advice before charging in to the garage all guns blazing.

 

You may also need to get an engineers report to confirm that the damage was caused as you described.

I think i might be a bit late on that one , if the oil was still in the car then yes , as I have dropped the sump and removed it then I dont think I stand a chance, will speak with a soliciter monday.

Put the sump back on and fill back up with the oil you drained out, or some new stuff and take the car for a quick drive/roll :)

andy is there anyway for the gearbox oil to find its way anywhere else in the vehicle , it didnt have a leak?

andy is there anyway for the gearbox oil to find its way anywhere else in the vehicle , it didnt have a leak?

 

 

If it didn't have a leak then NO! And even if it did have a leak it would just end up on the floor!

What about in the cooling system through an oil cooler, no external leaks there. One place the oil would go. Any emulsification in the rad?

 

Cheers John Crisp

its a aftermarket cooler and no leaks

Not leaking externally. I have seen oil being lost from an auto gearbox into the cooling system as the oil pressure is higher than the pressure in the cooling system, then when the vehicle isnt used small amounts of coolant goes into the gearbox, eventually killing the box.

 

Cheers John Crisp