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[cruisemachine]

Hi there good folks i was wondering if i could pick your highly knowledgable brains.
I yesterday came into possesion of a 1994 2.5 td (dirt cheap) which im hoping to keep going while i look for a newer model .
The problem is in reverse it needs loads of revs then slips out so you then need to slip it into neutral then back into reverse to back up a few more meters parking and turning round etc can still be acheived but obviously this lenghtens the whole proccess somewhat, the guy i got it from said its been that way about 18 months and not got any better or any worse over that time she seems to be fine in all forwad gears.
I assumed this will involve a gearbox change but after reading around the forums i thought i,d ask a couple question before i took action
i.e cost of a job like that ,and if its one that could be undertaken yourself  i have some mechanical knowledge nowhere near extensive on road vehicles but im comfy on the tools
Sorry for the longwinded post and would appriciate any advice cheers folks

[Varche]

Hi, welcome to the forum.

I can't offer you specific advice on the reverse problem but it might be a solenoid problem. Someone with more knowledge will no doubt be along shortly.

A lot of issues with Omega autos come about from lack of maintenance. They need an oil change every say70k miles depending on useage. There isn't a handy dipstick and the level plug is tucked away under the drivers side of the car halfway up the box. Changing the oil is "easy" enough but can be messy and involves removing both sumps off the G box. It is also as well to change the filter at the same time or clean it at a min.  gaskets and filters come with a forum discount from an outfit called JPat. (I got mine from them, nice fast turnaround)

One question is do you get any weirdness on the selector lights on the gearchange during the reverse problem?

Changing a gearbox. I have done this twice on my car and it is fairly straightforward BUt the gearbox is very heavy about the weight of a hefty bloke. Unless you have a lot of trolley jacks etc I would always recomend using two people.

Now the diesel and 2.5 petrol Omegas use an AR25 auto box. They are on the limit for the torque of a diesel  and the ebst way forward if you are changing gbox is to obtain anAR35 as fitted to the 3 litres models. Price could be anything from £50 to £150. There are several breakers on the forum and they would be a starting point byPM message as you haven't enough posts to do a wanted Ad just yet.

There are some good guides including checking gearbox oil level in the maintenance guide section. That as a minimum should be your starting point.

[geoffr70]

I'm halfay through creating a cheeky little guide on changing fluid, filter and gaskets on the gear box. I have heard that it can help sort gearbox issues out, I have no experience of this, but it does sound like a solenoid issue with your gearbox.

[cruisemachine]

thanks for the advice guys the previous owner reckons he tried changing the oil and says he regularly changed all oils but to no avail i havent noticed what happens light wise on the selector as i only got her yesterday but i shall check very shortly i,ll go down the slonoid route first as i obviously hope i dont have to end up changin the box but if i do i now know what model to keep my eye out for cheers guys i,ll keep ypu posted on progress

[cruisemachine]

quick update moved it further up the road earlier and no wierdness from the selector lights at all during gearchange and slipout