gearbox no 4 stuffed !!sell my kidneys?

**Stav** · 06-01-2009, 03:20 AM

tonigh im stuck in melbourne. My recoed gearbox lost drive today. Once it freereved i turned the car off for 4 seconds and it would then engage the gear. It kept goin for a few hundred metres then lost drive and free revved again after gently going from light throttle to medium. The car travelled some 900 kays without a problem and a few hundred here. I am speechless. I am surprised that this recoed part has let me down . Tommorow i will gently drive it to a local workshop to get diagnosed/repaired so i can hopefully get home at the end of the week. It is 10 days out of warranty and warranty is in sydney. I have really had enough of fixing this car.
If the following year proves good i will be looking for a toyota camry. A car that is reliable is far more important to me than anything else. I love the wagon..it is loud,quick but given me more problems than i have ever heard of.in any other car.
anyway that is my rant for now..i am preparing for yet another big bill for this car. At first impression it may well be S1 or S2 solenoids.. Looks like if i continue my support my ford that i will have to sell my kidney to keep it working.
A reco transmission seems to be a repaired blown transmission from the last customer. Old solenoids are not replaced . I would have been far better to get a second hand box.
My wifes camry...no probs..my bros mitsubishi..3 years and only petrol. I think this is my last ford...they are not a quality car.

**Stav** · 06-01-2009, 03:25 AM

just a quick note of thanks to chris of bluepower down here for his advice to get it going soon...you are alright man. If it gets fixed in time i am gonna come and visit you man...

**Whoosha** · 06-01-2009, 06:20 AM

Not good to here Stav but lets face it if you take all your home DYI Mods and lay them on your wifes camry flogg the guts out of it , pull it apart more times than you can remember, race it till a inch of its life then see how the reliability is going :togo: But on a happyer note your in good hands with Chris, only problem there is your car may come bck with a boss motor and a KB hanging out of it

.hope your stay other than that was enjoyable
Chers mate ..Whoosha

**FTE217** · 06-01-2009, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Whoosha

Not good to here Stav but lets face it if you take all your home DYI Mods and lay them on your wifes camry flogg the guts out of it , pull it apart more times than you can remember, race it till a inch of its life then see how the reliability is going :togo: But on a happyer note your in good hands with Chris, only problem there is your car may come bck with a boss motor and a KB hanging out of it

.hope your stay other than that was enjoyable
Chers mate ..Whoosha

hearhear whoosha !
Stav sorry to hear mate just another chapter in your love/hate relationship with the wagon hehe
Hope you get back up here soon safely mexico is not a place to hang around too long

Sox · 06-01-2009, 09:05 AM

C'mon Stav, I can understand your frustration being stranded 900k from home, but seriously, it isn't the cars fault that all the modifications have made your car not so reliable.

As 'Whoosha' just mentioned, do all those things to the Camry

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Don't forget, your car has been a pretty big learning curver for you, many mistakes have been made.
It could be be said that you fairly butchered the car a few times in your upgrade travels.
But I'm not sure who would say such a thing.....

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**Stav** · 06-01-2009, 11:05 AM

Yer I know guys...it is a pretty modified au for sure.However apart from some wsid drags it gets babied around the place.I also have a trans temp gauge.It has never seen over 70 degrees celcius. I have a glimer of hope though as I did bring some tools with me on the trip and the oil looks pretty well cactus. Chris wont be working on the car unfortunately but his guidance was great advice.He has his tramsmission guy on holidays..which is pretty much what I am doing. It has NOT killed my fun down here and its currently getting a new filter and oil .

**Whoosha** · 06-01-2009, 11:55 AM

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Yer I know guys...it is a pretty modified au for sure.However apart from some wsid drags it gets babied around the place.I also have a trans temp gauge.It has never seen over 70 degrees celcius. I have a glimer of hope though as I did bring some tools with me on the trip and the oil looks pretty well cactus. Chris wont be working on the car unfortunately but his guidance was great advice.He has his tramsmission guy on holidays..which is pretty much what I am doing. It has NOT killed my fun down here and its currently getting a new filter and oil .

Gees you make me laugh Stav .. I got a Cortina in the shed thats a bit modifyed and only driven on sundays and always baybyd every other day and its broken, I got a certain offspring with a bit modifyed 5 year old ute that has 10000ks on it that only gets driven on sundays and babyed the rest of the time and its broken in his shed ..I got a XR8 in the drive that dont go far on sundays any more and what you know its still going good

: Gees I see a pattern here

You"ll be back bigger than ever mate good luck with it .. and I look like having a few days off now so if you need any bits or any running round just fire me a PM mate I'm only 1/2 hour or so away
Whoosha

5.0 ED · 06-01-2009, 11:10 AM

Stav mate, sorry to hear the bad luck, if i can do anything to help you out ie;// tools etc. Let me know and i can see what i can do. Whereabouts in melbourne are u stuck?

I know this might sound like a pain in the **** this way, but have you thought about raiding a pick a part to get a good working box to get you home so that u could return the other box to the reconditioner. I have so far pulled 3 BTR's out of cars at pick a part and gotten 3 good auto's, you just need to know how to pick em, and at around $150 there cheap.

namecrap · 06-01-2009, 11:31 AM

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Stav mate, sorry to hear the bad luck, if i can do anything to help you out ie;// tools etc. Let me know and i can see what i can do. Whereabouts in melbourne are u stuck?

I know this might sound like a pain in the **** this way, but have you thought about raiding a pick a part to get a good working box to get you home so that u could return the other box to the reconditioner. I have so far pulled 3 BTR's out of cars at pick a part and gotten 3 good auto's, you just need to know how to pick em, and at around $150 there cheap.

other than looking for clean oil...what can u do?

5.0 ED · 06-01-2009, 01:11 PM

namecrap - im assuming you mean to tell if the 2nd hand box is good, well there's always the chance it won't be, but yes clean oil, pull the pan off and inspect, check bands etc as u can see them, but another good sign is a clean outside and a reco sticker on it is a good start. Many of the cars that end up at these joints because the owner has got sick of fixing and paying for repairs on an old car, a lot of the time u find reco auto's that haven't done that many km's.

Dauphin · 06-01-2009, 01:51 PM

Hope you can get it fixed, Stav! Must be awful to be in another state with a broken down car.

The Monty · 06-01-2009, 01:55 PM

Time for a ZF 6 speed methinks.

Sox · 06-01-2009, 03:08 PM

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Time for a ZF 6 speed methinks.

Time for a manual.

5.0 ED · 06-01-2009, 02:26 PM

Hmm i like your thinking....

: 6 Speed... :eclipsee_

**Peuty** · 06-01-2009, 02:55 PM

So was the so-called reco box built any stronger than the stock item? If not, maybe you should get a stronger box built? If so, how is it Ford's fault?

The Monty · 06-01-2009, 05:12 PM

Time for flappy paddles, lol.

Sox · 06-01-2009, 05:29 PM

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Time for flappy paddles, lol.

Poor Stav....

**Whoosha** · 06-01-2009, 05:47 PM

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Poor Stav....

NAH He's got big shoulders

might as welll get into him now before he gets back from his family Touristy day out and starts to plot his pay back

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Must be awful to be in another state with a broken down car.

Why we're a freindly bunch down here in MEHICCO

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**Stav** · 06-01-2009, 06:18 PM

well i go my love hate wagon back. The oil was filthy !! I drove it around kew where i am staying and revved its guts out. It drove smoother than ever!! Tonight will be the big test!! If it works well now then it should be good to go

My new new years reso is wait before i comment..

Pinkbits · 06-01-2009, 10:22 PM

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I drove it around kew where i am staying and revved its guts out.

Which part of Kew are you staying in Stav, far kew or near kew?

5LGhiaWgn · 06-01-2009, 11:07 PM

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Which part of Kew are you staying in Stav, far kew or near kew?

Hahaha nice one..

**Stav** · 06-01-2009, 11:15 PM

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Which part of Kew are you staying in Stav, far kew or near kew?

Pinkbits ..you can visit me at far kew t
Tonight the car is going smooth and shifting very fast..muahaha

namecrap · 07-01-2009, 12:25 AM

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Pinkbits ..you can visit me at far kew t
Tonight the car is going smooth and shifting very fast..muahaha

what did u have to do to get it working again...new box or fixed the one u had

private9 · 07-01-2009, 01:30 AM

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what did u have to do to get it working again...new box or fixed the one u had

Sounds like he gave it a much needed and overdue service

lol at being unhappy about a possibly broken box that's obviously gets some stick yet from the sounds of it misses out on servicing!

5LGhiaWgn · 06-01-2009, 06:52 PM

Time for a T56 conversion Stav

5.0 ED · 07-01-2009, 03:45 AM

Glad to here some resolution, personally i'd blame our colder melbourne climate.

SSVPom · 07-01-2009, 10:40 AM

I don't live too far from Kew... was that you I heard hooning a Ford straight 6 past my house last night at around 11pm ?

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**Stav** · 07-01-2009, 10:02 PM

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I don't live too far from Kew... was that you I heard hooning a Ford straight 6 past my house last night at around 11pm ?

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Yes it was me..i was trying to make sure it wasnt going to break.

The box had kevlar bands and heavy duty clutches...it shouldnt break.. Remember it is box no 4..

The car is good to take the modified power. I am yet to be convinced that ford have a reliable auto box but i may be surprised yet.
The car is running the smoothest ever. The fix was filter and oil. Yes

Blooody oil

Bloody me lol

Pink bits...i was in far kew 2...nice area...

**Stav** · 08-01-2009, 07:41 PM

I got back to Sydney at 6:30 pm ..left 8am from Kew. Guys I have since received all of my emails and pm's and just wanted to thank you all for your kindness/support. I am speechless at the amount of support from you guys.

Gk ..I would have loved to meet you mate but couldnt log on until the next day..I was pretty dissapointed that we didnt get to grab a brew and let you have a drive of the wagon.

I walked right around KEW every morning..It was a nice area to stay. That cChinese restaurant across from woolies in kew rocked..

Thanks for the offer woosha.. wagin and guys..

The car came home like a dream .It was smooth as ever to drive and went very nicely..thanks everyone for your help..

ebxr82nv · 08-01-2009, 08:30 PM

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I am yet to be convinced that ford have a reliable auto box but i may be surprised yet.

C4 perhaps even a stock one should take you're power