 | | From: | Michael Payne | | Subject: | Car - gearbox troubles. | | Date: | 16 Jan 2005 20:10:45 -0800 |
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 | Righto - im relatively new to cars - my first car infact. Its a
Mitsibishi Galant Viento 1994 (V6 - 1.8L - Automatic).
I was driving along on Saturday night when it felt as if the car
slipped outta gear as such (I know its an Auto - but you get me drift).
Popped it back into park, then back down to Drive and she drove aight.
But its been doing it more recently again (i.e on the way to work on
Monday morning). It appears it just starts up now and again - its kinda
troubling driving along when it decides to just not do anything when
you put your foot on the accelerator.
Now - the question - is this something to do with a Torque Converter or
something else (as I said it still works at times) - and yer -
basically so I can have me panic attack before I arrive at the
mechanics - are there any mechanically minded people who would have an
idea of the problem / and cost :-P
Cheers guys :-)
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| | From: | EMB | | Subject: | Re: Car - gearbox troubles. | | Date: | Tue, 18 Jan 2005 08:12:59 +1300 |
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| Michael Payne wrote:
> Righto - im relatively new to cars - my first car infact. Its a
> Mitsibishi Galant Viento 1994 (V6 - 1.8L - Automatic).
>
> I was driving along on Saturday night when it felt as if the car
> slipped outta gear as such (I know its an Auto - but you get me drift).
> Popped it back into park, then back down to Drive and she drove aight.
> But its been doing it more recently again (i.e on the way to work on
> Monday morning). It appears it just starts up now and again - its kinda
> troubling driving along when it decides to just not do anything when
> you put your foot on the accelerator.
>
> Now - the question - is this something to do with a Torque Converter or
> something else (as I said it still works at times) - and yer -
> basically so I can have me panic attack before I arrive at the
> mechanics - are there any mechanically minded people who would have an
> idea of the problem / and cost :-P
Automatic Mitsubishi losing drive - most common problem is that they
drop the overdrive clutch pack. If you turn overdrive off the problem
shouldn't occur, when you turn overdrive back on and are travelling at
80+kph it will probably find a big "neutral" when it changes into
overdrive. If this is the problem (and it's *very* likely) you're
probably up for a repair cost that will be the thick end of $2000.
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EMB
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| | From: | Steve | | Subject: | Re: Car - gearbox troubles. | | Date: | 17 Jan 2005 19:09:51 +1300 |
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| "Michael Payne" wrote in
news:1105935045.570067.255750@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:
> Righto - im relatively new to cars - my first car infact. Its a
> Mitsibishi Galant Viento 1994 (V6 - 1.8L - Automatic).
>
> I was driving along on Saturday night when it felt as if the car
> slipped outta gear as such (I know its an Auto - but you get me drift).
> Popped it back into park, then back down to Drive and she drove aight.
> But its been doing it more recently again (i.e on the way to work on
> Monday morning). It appears it just starts up now and again - its kinda
> troubling driving along when it decides to just not do anything when
> you put your foot on the accelerator.
>
> Now - the question - is this something to do with a Torque Converter or
> something else (as I said it still works at times) - and yer -
> basically so I can have me panic attack before I arrive at the
> mechanics - are there any mechanically minded people who would have an
> idea of the problem / and cost :-P
>
> Cheers guys :-)
>
Mitsubishi had problems in the Galant/Legnum with thermal breakdown of the
auto transmission fluid, and it was changed to a different type. The usual
cure is to get a transmission flush and new fluid, but using the Mitsubishi
stuff, not a generic replacement, and a change change of the filter.
You might find that the problem still occurs for a while, because the
faulty fluid will have glazed the torque converter, but the problem wil
decrease over time.
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| | From: | Daver | | Subject: | Re: Car - gearbox troubles. | | Date: | Mon, 17 Jan 2005 19:57:56 +1300 |
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| When it happened to me it was $1800. I'd take it in for a service ASAP and
hopefully it wont be at the $1800 point.
"Michael Payne" wrote in message
news:1105935045.570067.255750@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> Righto - im relatively new to cars - my first car infact. Its a
> Mitsibishi Galant Viento 1994 (V6 - 1.8L - Automatic).
>
> I was driving along on Saturday night when it felt as if the car
> slipped outta gear as such (I know its an Auto - but you get me drift).
> Popped it back into park, then back down to Drive and she drove aight.
> But its been doing it more recently again (i.e on the way to work on
> Monday morning). It appears it just starts up now and again - its kinda
> troubling driving along when it decides to just not do anything when
> you put your foot on the accelerator.
>
> Now - the question - is this something to do with a Torque Converter or
> something else (as I said it still works at times) - and yer -
> basically so I can have me panic attack before I arrive at the
> mechanics - are there any mechanically minded people who would have an
> idea of the problem / and cost :-P
>
> Cheers guys :-)
>
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| | From: | Matty | | Subject: | Re: Car - gearbox troubles. | | Date: | Mon, 17 Jan 2005 20:58:51 +1300 |
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| Michael Payne wrote:
> It appears it just starts up now and again - its kinda
> troubling driving along when it decides to just not do anything when
> you put your foot on the accelerator.
Do the simplest check first, and check the transmission fluid level.
You should check the fluid level with the transmission warmed up (after
about 15 minutes of driving) and parked on a level surface. Check it
with the engine running and the transmission in park.
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| | From: | Jeremy | | Subject: | Re: Car - gearbox troubles. | | Date: | Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:21:14 +1300 |
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"Michael Payne" wrote in message
news:1105935045.570067.255750@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> Righto - im relatively new to cars - my first car infact. Its a
> Mitsibishi Galant Viento 1994 (V6 - 1.8L - Automatic).
>
> I was driving along on Saturday night when it felt as if the car
> slipped outta gear as such (I know its an Auto - but you get me drift).
> Popped it back into park, then back down to Drive and she drove aight.
> But its been doing it more recently again (i.e on the way to work on
> Monday morning). It appears it just starts up now and again - its kinda
> troubling driving along when it decides to just not do anything when
> you put your foot on the accelerator.
>
> Now - the question - is this something to do with a Torque Converter or
> something else (as I said it still works at times) - and yer -
> basically so I can have me panic attack before I arrive at the
> mechanics - are there any mechanically minded people who would have an
> idea of the problem / and cost :-P
>
> Cheers guys :-)
>
Hi Mike,
Sorry I don't have any superhelpful advice, but the best bet to get the prob
fixed will be a specialist trasmission
garage, ( they should be able to pin point the problems with the description
and give an estimate). Of failing that
a mitsubishi dealer garage, while they might look expensive the most likely
will have seen a similar prob or have
heard of one like it and know where to start and have a good idea on cost.
Most auto's do need serviced at some
time, Sorry if these suggestions sound basic but you should be able to get
a feel on price and severity of whats wrong , with the right people.
Now - the question - is this something to do with a Torque Converter ?
More likely to be the bands slipping, or the oil being low or overheating,
My 2c (ps not a mechanic)
Jeremy
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| | From: | grimly bubble | | Subject: | Re: Car - gearbox troubles. | | Date: | Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:46:49 +1300 |
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"Jeremy" wrote in message
news:csfefr$qja$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
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> "Michael Payne" wrote in message
> news:1105935045.570067.255750@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> > Righto - im relatively new to cars - my first car infact. Its a
> > Mitsibishi Galant Viento 1994 (V6 - 1.8L - Automatic).
> >
> > I was driving along on Saturday night when it felt as if the car
> > slipped outta gear as such (I know its an Auto - but you get me drift).
> > Popped it back into park, then back down to Drive and she drove aight.
> > But its been doing it more recently again (i.e on the way to work on
> > Monday morning). It appears it just starts up now and again - its kinda
> > troubling driving along when it decides to just not do anything when
> > you put your foot on the accelerator.
> >
> > Now - the question - is this something to do with a Torque Converter or
> > something else (as I said it still works at times) - and yer -
> > basically so I can have me panic attack before I arrive at the
> > mechanics - are there any mechanically minded people who would have an
> > idea of the problem / and cost :-P
> >
> > Cheers guys :-)
> >
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> Sorry I don't have any superhelpful advice, but the best bet to get the
prob
> fixed will be a specialist trasmission
> garage, ( they should be able to pin point the problems with the
description
> and give an estimate). Of failing that
> a mitsubishi dealer garage, while they might look expensive the most
likely
> will have seen a similar prob or have
> heard of one like it and know where to start and have a good idea on cost.
> Most auto's do need serviced at some
> time, Sorry if these suggestions sound basic but you should be able to
get
> a feel on price and severity of whats wrong , with the right people.
>
> Now - the question - is this something to do with a Torque Converter ?
> More likely to be the bands slipping, or the oil being low or overheating,
> My 2c (ps not a mechanic)
>
> Jeremy
Check the fluid level?
>
>
>
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| | From: | Alastair McAllister | | Subject: | Re: Car - gearbox troubles. | | Date: | 17 Jan 2005 19:41:03 +1300 |
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| In Jeremy wrote:
> "Michael Payne" wrote in message
> news:1105935045.570067.255750@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>> Now - the question - is this something to do with a Torque Converter
>> or something else (as I said it still works at times) - and yer -
>> basically so I can have me panic attack before I arrive at the
>> mechanics - are there any mechanically minded people who would have
>> an idea of the problem / and cost :-P
> Sorry I don't have any superhelpful advice, but the best bet to get
> the prob fixed will be a specialist trasmission garage,
> Most auto's do need serviced at some time
I would recommend servicing your automatic every 20,000kms by a
transmission specialist. A simple fluid change and test drive can save a
lot of money in the long term.
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Regards, Alastair.
Wellington, New Zealand
My real email address is alasta@b1gf00t.conn (change the obvious).
Any views expressed in this posting are personal and its content remains
the property of Alastair. Alastair accepts no responsibility for any
misinformation resulting from this posting.
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