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[MutantCav]

One things for sure...as you got the box from me, if its the box needing replacing then a replacement is yours no problem at all...got 4 here so you can come select one you like...although as you do indeed appear to be as unlucky as they come maybe I should choose one for you? lol

I seem to be more lucky than you...had the cambelt done on the new car today...turns out the old cambelt was stripped of teeth across 80% of its surface and holding on by the remaining 20% (PICS TO FOLLOW LOL) as a result of the tensioners being over tightened...running nicely now

[unlucky alf]

thanks MC, perhaps as im unlucky & you are very lucky you could fit the box for me just to make sure;), anyhow PM sent & thanks for being understanding, now the tricky bit persuading my mrs to let me use her auto astra

[feeutfo]

Bloody hell Tim, no point asking your lottery numbers, you aint gena win jack.
 For those that somehow missed his very long thread Tim had gear box ecu failure as it turned out, only diagnosed after changing the box 3(?) times and all else besides after everyone said ecu failure was almost unheard of. It was the last thing to be changed, and bingo, away it went.
 Now, when i hear electrical issues rearing their head again, i start getting the deja vu feeling. Box warning or not.
Surely you cant be lining up your second ecu Tim?
Should we start the sweep now?
  

[unlucky alf]

hi CHRISGIXER, i think we are in agreement the gearbox is fubar, & for the record ive only put one g/box in , i think the g/box overheard me talking about the ecu chip thatll be here tomorrow so has chickened out ,think i`ll give the lottery a miss this week as the way my luck is going i`ll probably catch clap off the toilet seat next , ive got a gut feeling that when i meet up with you lot i`ll probably get a good kicking as you must be all fed up with my episodes, but believe me im nice really

[MutantCav]

Agreed, Tim is a really nice bloke...just bloody unlucky! lol

[unlucky alf]

at least nobody will ask me to help them if they are local not that i mind helping as when i do other peoples cars i dont have a problem, perhaps if i put the miggy in the mrs name i might have more luck

[feeutfo]

were all learning Tim. Thats what its all about for me. Always interested to hear about these things, you never know when you might need it. If we meet ill buy you a drink if it suits, sounds like you need it. Alc. free only tho, dont want any DnD issues to add to the list now, do we?  

[Marks DTM Calib]

So....you had an issue where you could not get drive so changed the box and ecu.....you now have another issue where you cant get drive......maybe, just maybe the oirginal fault is back?

Or is it different?

[feeutfo]

So....you had an issue where you could not get drive so changed the box and ecu.....you now have another issue where you cant get drive......maybe, just maybe the oirginal fault is back?

Or is it different?

Should not answer for him, but hes off line and it may speed things up a bit. Iirc it would drive but not in auto, only by changing the gear manually. He bought it with the fault, the owner said he suspectued ecu as he had changed the box, another ar25, but no change in the fault.
He asked if anyone thought it was the ecu and all said no, it never happens. So he put an ar35 in, cars 3rd box, and still no change,  checked all else, could not find anything0wrong. He even took the box ecu out altogether and it still drove the same. Selector leds still lit up. So, it is different, as he had drive, but no more. Hope Tim does not mind me butting in. Might be better to have a look through his thread its over 100 replys long.
Hth.

[JamesV6CDX]

there are a few things you can check before you condemn the box, for instance your system voltage ie 14.4 volts at the battery,if it goes beyond 18v the gearbox will lose ALL drive.also check your electrical connections on the side of the box as one off them  will b@gger it up also.at the moment you can rule out pump failure or tc failure simply because they would make "horrible" noises  when they fail.filter falling off will make no difference to the oil pickup as the inlet is permamently submerged in oil anyway.for what its worth at the moment i am inclined to think you have an electrical issue.

I agree with your theory mate, and you are the expert!

Remember my old box though, the first one you took apart and how knackered it was inside? This went by exactly the same symptoms as the one described above

[sassanach]

ah but did it drive perfectly the day before!.this box has been changed 3 times with no result,you have got to be looking elsewhere by now for this fault surely?

[justme]

sassanach has my vote : Mark also makes a very good argument.
At least Mutantcav has steped up to the plate, good one.

Right Tim down to you prove us all wrong again

[unlucky alf]

i think some reading lessons needed here , firstly the gearbox changes were an issue which ended up being the g/box ecu,[ive only changed 1 box] has been fine for a week with no faults & no warnings popping up but today i lost drive totally, this is a totally different fault to the last one, CHRISGIXER thanks for that you got it in pretty much spot on, MARKDTM the original fault when i got the car was g/box check lit, ended up being g/box ecu but could drive the car manually,this g/box that went today got me 25 yards or so then lost drive,no manual change either but no check message, all the atf has gone into the g/box main sump, as taking the plug out with engine running i would expect a dribble not a torrent of atf that half filled my groundbait bucket [5 litre bucket], so my theory is that it aint pumping & to what ive read & also been told the likely candidate is the thrust washer, i know its difficult to follow my story as so much has gone on & even i get confused sometimes , so the best thing is to treat it as a one off fault rather than trying to combine the two episodes as the original fault was not the gearbox,,,,,blimey i need a stiff one,,,errrrr drink that is as for this car well im waiting for the ghost of jeremy beadle to pop up on the back seat cos this cant be real

[sassanach]

forget the thrust washer in this instance as it has no effect on the pump.are you going to swap this box out or are you going to try and fix it?

[feeutfo]

I was thinking of posting up the original thread but like you TIM i was not sure if that would complicate the issue further. Youd need the patience of a saint to read through that lot.