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Help please i am a victim of the cross 8

Discussion in 'VY Holden Commodore (2002 - 2004)' started by veight man, Dec 30, 2010.

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    veight man

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    hey guys i seriously need some help, my cross 8 auto transmission karked it. i have no 4th gear, i still have gears 1,2 and 3, but they are slipping big time...and the other funny thing is there is no light coming up...it keeps saying the system is ok...wtf...does anyone think its a small problem or is it what i think it is....F&%$ed up? its either electircal or mechanical...i seriously think it could be bloody both and the whole transmission is worn out....please help
     
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    Have you checked the trans fluid condition and level yet? It might just need a top up of fluid.
     
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    yeah my parents had a mitsubishi van... cant remember what its called but it was slipping like crazy... asked my dad and it had never had the auto gearbox serviced in 200,000ks.... nearly lost my **** right there lol... anyway got it serviced by a mechanic and the oil was apparently a sludge but now its driving like normal... if youve looked after yours then id be taking it to a mechanic who knows what hes talking about
     
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    db_notso

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    if the fault is MECHANICAL e/g/ worn bands then no light will come up UNTIL it cant AT ALL physically select a gear as picked up by the output speed sensors....
    if fluid isnt milky due to blown trans cooler in radiator then time for a rebuild.. sorry man...
     
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    i really hope i will have the same problem lol
     
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    thanks fella for explaining the whole light thing...i really hope it is that....ive booked it in for early next week at the mechanics..so i hope i dont have to do a rebuild...i think that would ultimately piss me off...cheers
     
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    have a smell of the fluid. if it smells burnt, its a good sign that it time for a rebuild
     
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    RiCeY

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    LOL! Fluid smelling burnt simply means its due for new fluid.
     
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    LOL, Puts a light on when you're sitting on the side of the road free reving... That's almost as useful as the oil pressure light in a HQ....
     
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    well apparently fella he seems to be right because a couple of the mechanics said they cant understand why the engine light hasnt come up, and they tell me (over the phone) that if the transmission is kaput. something about the valvetrain will give the sensors no choice but to bring up the engine light in the dash....i dont know fella...F%$#in electronic ****...thats all i have to say
     
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    Yeah well, the oil pressure light came on in the HQ when your engine spat a rod... SO same difference I guess.
     
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    yep wen the light is on its all over.
     
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    Yeah, sitting on the side of the road with your head in your hands and then all off a sudden out of the silence *bing bing bing bing*... Haven't had a con rod for the last 20mins...
     
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    yeah some of holdens " warning lights " should have a pic of a skull n crossbones and instead of bing bing bing they should chime whaa whaa whaaaaaaaaa! lol
     
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    *WARNING*
    You're beer is getting cold while you wait for the tow truck.
     
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    :rofl: thats pretty much it with auto faults in c'dores!~
     
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    the oil light never came on when my oil pick up got blocked in my vr but it came on when the top bearing spun on to the bottom one and sized the whole moter at 70kmh
     
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    im starting to think that it may need fresh oil...well im hoping thats all it needs...i do remember having a auto failure in my ford fairlane ghia and when the auto was farked...the engine light would show...but the cross 8 isnt going through any of the signs i was having with the ford...so cross fingers thats its just a matter of fluids and dont need a new tranny
     
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    **** i'd trade ya for your hq for my crewman....old school holdens were so much easier to figure out than all the EFI full electric options **** these days...when it comes to EFI cars i just get so confused and just dont bother touching anything...miss the carbies
     
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