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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Omegatoy on 01 May 2014, 18:24:43

Title: auto box
Post by: Omegatoy on 01 May 2014, 18:24:43

Hi Guys, seriously considering buying a  merc estate 320 petrol very very cheap,according to the owner it only has first gear on the auto box,anyone come across this before on this model?
Im guessing maybe low fluid
selector switch
or an electronic interruption,
know the boxes are  bombproof mechanically :y

Title: Re: auto box
Post by: henryd on 01 May 2014, 18:43:29

low fluid or possible blocked strainer maybe ???

Title: Re: auto box
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 01 May 2014, 21:21:36

no idea about the autobox Omegatoy but,

be sure to have the second back up key.. demonstrating another back up key is neither easy nor cheap


I had an adventure with neighbours mercedes ;D :-X

Title: Re: auto box
Post by: Vamps on 01 May 2014, 21:23:02

Quote from: Omegatoy on 01 May 2014, 18:24:43

Hi Guys, seriously considering buying a  merc estate 320 petrol very very cheap,according to the owner it only has first gear on the auto box,anyone come across this before on this model?
Im guessing maybe low fluid
selector switch
or an electronic interruption,
know the boxes are  bombproof mechanically :y

Could be any of those, they can have selector problems, relays are inside the box iirc....... :y

Title: Re: auto box
Post by: Omegatoy on 02 May 2014, 07:53:20

Thanks guys,

Cem, nicely put but i know all about the keys been there dont want to go again!! :'(

Vamps, yeh i have been  inside a merc box to replace a relay forgot about them! :-\

Henryd,was going to service it 1sr anyway so would have checked strainer and replaced filter :y