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Im pretty sure the only thing that could cause this is if the locking pawl has broken off. If its floating around inside the box, start ooking for another box or car.Sounds scary hopefully it has worn down rather than snapped completely.
Yeah that is a job on the listAll sorted it was just the missing o-ring I presume this went missing when the new rad was fitted before I bought the car.don't forget to top up the fluid too
ordered a couple of 94p o rings from autovaux but as I was in town today I thought I would see if I could get some of the shelf mixed o-rings cheapest I could find was £8.00 which seems a waste as the rest will get chucked out after sitting in the garage for years Halfords however do a small pack of about 10 for £1 which were perfect.
The rear wheels should lock when in park ,there is a park pawl that locks the auto box
Rubber o rings, similar to the aircon ones
Power steering cooler is a loop of pipe between the bumper and front fan.
Gearbox cooler sits between aircon condenser and coolant radiator.
Engine oil cooler sits between the oil filter and block on the four cylinder
Wouldn't worry too much about the gearbox refill...Thanks am I right in thinking the gearbox cooler is the middle one sandwiched between the power steering cooler at the front? and the radiator. That is a big cooler for the power steering if so not that I know what size they are 'normally'
Undo the union block and fold the block back to the header tank. Remove the oil cooler. Fit new oil cooler. Fill with fresh atf. Reconnect block. Job jobbed.
Steering cooler will be a lot messier, but just as easy
The oil cooler you are talking about is the gearbox one. If the leak is engine oil, it won't be radiatorUnless of course my wife topped the oil up
The oil cooler you are talking about is the gearbox one. If the leak is engine oil, it won't be radiatorAha that sounds even worse ...... any mention of gearbox has me quivering in terror
