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[Captain Slower]

I've noticed that my car has started to roll backwards slightly whilst in drive and waiting to pull away on hills. Does that make sense? Also, if I park facing down hill, I struggle to get the car into reverse from park. Normal? or should I start worrying about the gearbox. I can feel a reading of the small print in the cars 3 month warranty coming on!!

[feeutfo]

Nothing unusual ime

It will eventually roll back on a steep enough hill. Having said that they do benefit from ATF service. How many miles on it, and any sign of the auto box being serviced in the history?

[Captain Slower]

Shes got 140,000 on the clock. Looking thru the service book, there is no sign of an auto trans oil change. Guessing this is bad.

[TheBoy]

worth changing atf then.

Not a difficult job, but very messy

[Captain Slower]

Ok, I will have a search through the forum for a how to guide. Thanks for the advise.

[Paddy Flannery]

Captain,

When parking on a downward or upward slope ..... stop, keep foot on footbrake. Apply handbrake. Put gearbox in neutral and take foot off footbrake. Now put her in park. On returning to car, she will easily slip out of park to drive as the weight on the car is not on the gearbox as would be the case if you stop on a slope, put her in park and then apply handbrake.

[Captain Slower]

Thats damn good advice Paddy. Never thought of that, comes from only driving manual cars, well thats the excuse i'm going to stick with anyway.

Thanks again

[Paddy Flannery]

Try it on your nearest hill !

I had to instruct my wife on how to park my Omega on our down slope driveway. She couldn't move it out of park having parked it earlier with the near 2 ton of Omega weight on it !

Bless her. Sticks to her manual Focus now.

[feeutfo]

Yep, takes the strain on the hand brake, rather than the the park mechanism. And TB hasn't done his little speech on not forgetting to use said hand brake.        

[Andy B]

.... And TB hasn't done his little speech on not forgetting to use said hand brake.        

I'm sure he will ............ use it or lose it etc etc 

[CaptainZok]

Yep, takes the strain on the hand brake, rather than the the park mechanism. And TB hasn't done his little speech on not forgetting to use said hand brake.        

He'll be busy trying on hats for tomorrows festivities.

[Andy B]

Yep, takes the strain on the hand brake, rather than the the park mechanism. And TB hasn't done his little speech on not forgetting to use said hand brake.        

He'll be busy trying on hats for tomorrows festivities.

I can just imagine him with his hat & waving his Union flag! 

[TheBoy]

Yep, takes the strain on the hand brake, rather than the the park mechanism. And TB hasn't done his little speech on not forgetting to use said hand brake.        

Yeah, use the bloomin handbrake, else the tinker stops working, and Mr MOTer will have a field day

[TheBoy]

Yep, takes the strain on the hand brake, rather than the the park mechanism. And TB hasn't done his little speech on not forgetting to use said hand brake.        

He'll be busy trying on hats for tomorrows festivities.

I can just imagine him with his hat & waving his Union flag! 

Those who know me well will know I'm far from a Royalist , but we have a street party tomorrow, so the buntin is up around the house .  Stella in fridge.  A day of talking utter bollax

I found out today, amongst the Close's residents, I'm known as the Omega Man  :-?

[Captain Slower]

Thanks guys. All info/advice taken onboard.
Self administered slap to back of head for not using the handbrake :-/