Fitted a cooler, droped the sump, flushed strainer and fitted new gasket. Strainer was very clean anyway. Not much on the sump magnet either. Filled the rad & rubber pipes with atf first then connected & clamped the pipes to the rad, filled back up through the dipstick with the same amount that came out. Ran fine before.

 

Now I took it out last night after and levels seem fine, smooth changes, kicks down great - no problem. Took it out this morning and got stuck in traffic, now seems that when I slow down gently from about 15mph to 0 it lurches just before I stop, almost like I've droped a gear and lightly blipped the throttle! Except my foot is on the brake when this happens. Pulling the stick out of park seems rougher than before too.

 

Diagnostic gives me 10 flashes all the same!

 

Any ideas?

 

jay

Sounds like maybe short of oil. Check in park, engine running, warm I think, IIRC.

 

If its low, as you stop the oil runs away from the filter, pressure drops, no drive, oil runs back, picked up again, pressure rises, drive.

Sounds like maybe short of oil. Check in park, engine running, warm I think, IIRC.

 

If its low, as you stop the oil runs away from the filter, pressure drops, no drive, oil runs back, picked up again, pressure rises, drive.

 

 

 

Yeh was definately short, warmed it up and checked on idle - had to put in another 900ml of fluid!!! Damn hard to read the dipstick on the autobox. Works spot on again :)