Hi All!

 

Got a Zed today, great price dirt cheap! I knew of the problem before I bought it but want advice.

 

Basically wont go into 3rd gear, 1st and 2nd fine, but will not change into third. I CAN use drive but when it tries to go to third the revs go up but the car doesnt speed up.

 

Thoughts?

 

Thanks!

i presume if you totaly easy of on the throttle it wont change into overdrive either then?

 

Other than oil change on the gearbox its pretty much new box on it

will it drive ok until I can get the new box?

 

overdrive does work by the way.

its a bugger cos it has just passed a 12 month MOT!! they mustn't look! lol

well. get the gearbox oil changed cant hurt, you never know you migh get lucky! If not, then the autobox isnt exactly working properly anyway so it isnt going to get any better by not driving it. And if you dont mind driving it without third then i cant see it causing any damage to the rest of the car lol.

If overdrive works its still capable of 160+ ;) just might take a bit of effort getting there without it trying to change down!

 

Alternativly i'll have a nice low mileage recon'd auto gearbox coming out of mine fairly soon ;)

thanks for your advice! I will change the gearbox oil, what should I use?

Common prob im afraid....dead autobox :( 2nd hand one can be picked up for around £300-£400 usually, and a couple of hundred fitted