February 2, 201016 yr comment_410373 Hey Guys, Started having some major drama's with my KE30 today... Now I will admit I have next to no knowledge when it comes to automatic gearboxes... I was driving along today home from work... Started the car and drove off as per normal... All of a sudden I took off from some lights, the car goes to shift gear an the car starts to free rev? I pulled over as this was rather odd... Couldn't find anything wrong visually... So off I went again , car shifted normally and I thought all was well. However... next set of lights... took off fine, car goes to shift gear and again free revving... Basically, after pulling over and trying to find the solution, the car will now no longer shift from first gear... So I was forced to drive 20k/hour all the way home with the gearbox in the L position. (25klms drive lol) Does anyone have a solution to my problem? Basically... I am close to converting the KE to 20v Silvertop, but don't quite have enough funds... I would prefer this not cost me a huge amount of money to fix as it will just be sucking my conversion fund :jamie: Cheers in advance. Kel Edited February 3, 201016 yr by KaiShin Report
February 2, 201016 yr comment_410376 same thing happens to my 4k trumatic, i found the easiest solution in the world don't take your foot off the accelerator! if i feel like my auto is gonna slip i keep my foot flat, screaming its tits off until 60kph then changes very tightly say you take off at the lights with 80% throttle then back off just before you change gear thats when it slips? also try pumping the throttle when its slipping this also helps, ive adjust bands in my auto, didnt make a difference its the clutch packs Edited February 2, 201016 yr by Evan G Report
February 2, 201016 yr Author comment_410379 I did try that on the way home... it just keeps revving and revving... Maybe I was just scared to leave it rev out... (I do baby the thing) Report
February 2, 201016 yr comment_410385 this happend to me by accident when i had enough of the auto slipping! wait, so when you take off at the lights its free revving or it finds 1st? try keep your pedal steady 80% down all the way to 50kph don't release it when shifting between 1st to 2nd just pump the pedal if it free revs http://holdenpaedia.oldholden.com/index.php/Trimatic_Faults have a read through there Report
February 2, 201016 yr comment_410386 double post, also have you check your transmission level? Edited February 2, 201016 yr by Evan G Report
February 2, 201016 yr Author comment_410393 Yeah it finds 1st with no problems at all... Just drives like normal until it trys to find second. Never even gave fluid a thought... Does the auto box have a viewing window on it? Edited February 2, 201016 yr by KaiShin Report
February 2, 201016 yr comment_410399 It has a dipstick, mine was on the left side of the engine close to the fire wall (looking at the car from the front) Report
February 2, 201016 yr comment_410400 Nah, try the dipstick. Your Auto may by shattered but I've seen many an experienced man forget the fluid. The dipstick should tell you what it wants, ie hot running etc. i haven't seen one for a while and can't tell you off the top of my head. others here should know Report
February 2, 201016 yr comment_410406 make sure you check the fluid level when hot and engine at idle, dipstick is near the back of the engine on the drivers side, dextron 3 is the auto trans fluid name check the auto cooler lines near the front right caster rod arent leaking ALSO! try shifting from L to H under full throttle at 30 - 40kph it should shift very quickly get back to me with the results bambo - ive seen a technican at work start a car with no oil and let it idle for 10mins until he asked me "geez sounds a bit rattly" (someone drained the oil and was sick the rest of the week and didnt tell him squat of what was done!) Edited February 2, 201016 yr by Evan G Report
February 2, 201016 yr comment_410409 make sure you check the fluid level when hot and engine at idle, dipstick is near the back of the engine on the drivers side, dextron 3 is the auto trans fluid name check the auto cooler lines near the front right caster rod arent leaking ALSO! try shifting from L to H under full throttle at 30 - 40kph it should shift very quickly get back to me with the results bambo - ive seen a technican at work start a car with no oil and let it idle for 10mins until he asked me "geez sounds a bit rattly" (someone drained the oil and was sick the rest of the week and didnt tell him squat of what was done!) Easy Evan LMAO. Had a very experienced mate with a dunnydoor trimatic. Was convinced it was uked. then he checked the fluid.... Report
February 2, 201016 yr Author comment_410410 Thanks for the tips guys! just checled the fluid level. Its just under the full mark by about... 2mm Now it did want a hot reading, the car has been off doe about an hour... so I would still say warm... Report
February 2, 201016 yr Author comment_410412 ok sorry just read the other replys... Ill go round the block a few times then leave the car on idle and re-checl the level... Be back with results in a few minutes :jamie: Report
February 2, 201016 yr comment_410418 next check is to wipe the fluid on the back of your hand. is it red or black? red is good. then smell the fluid. does it smell burnt? I know it sounds weird, but need to know this stuff!!! Report
February 2, 201016 yr Author comment_410423 OK went for a drive... did the dipstick at idle after... And now I feel like an idiot... The fluid only just registered on the dipstick... so I think its fluid level... The fluid was red on the first reading... and I did notice a slight burnt smell... When I kept the throttle down on the drive around it did keep the car going... but definentaly still kept the revs right up in the rev range and not full acceleration. Report
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