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 Post subject: AU 11 XR8 Auto Transmission problem
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:48 pm 
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When cruising at around 10-20km in D it jolts from 2nd into 1st.Notice it alot when looking for a park.Had auto trans serviced but hasnt cured.Otherwise transmission is good.Any ideas ??
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 Post subject: hard shifts
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:24 pm 
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let me guess hardley any pressure on the gas where as put the foot down harder=smoother shifts.

How kms on the car?
& if the box has being thrashed you will get hard long shifts. :P

 

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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:00 pm 
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there is a solinoid that is prone to bite the bullet in falcon auto boxes.i forget what its called,sorry,but it controls 1st to 2nd gearchanges and when it blows it causes harsh changes between those gears.
get a diagnostic check done at a gearbox place.

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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:06 pm 
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there is a solinoid that is prone to bite the bullet in falcon auto boxes.i forget what its called,sorry,but it controls 1st to 2nd gearchanges and when it blows it causes harsh changes between those gears.
get a diagnostic check done at a gearbox place.

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Yes ...You'd like to think that because its just been serviced they'd have fixed that ??....
Btw they don't empty ALL the ATF out...Some ATF stays in converter...They need to flush system..Which that may have done...

 

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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:26 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
there is a solinoid that is prone to bite the bullet in falcon auto boxes.i forget what its called,sorry,but it controls 1st to 2nd gearchanges and when it blows it causes harsh changes between those gears.
get a diagnostic check done at a gearbox place.

cheers


Yes ...You'd like to think that because its just been serviced they'd have fixed that ??....
Btw they don't empty ALL the ATF out...Some ATF stays in converter...They need to flush system..Which that may have done...


when i got my tranny serviced it costed around 140,but they said to get system flush was around 340.
i guess the only way to know is when old mate replies

 

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 Post subject: Re: hard shifts
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:46 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
let me guess hardley any pressure on the gas where as put the foot down harder=smoother shifts.

How kms on the car?
& if the box has being thrashed you will get hard long shifts. :P


Yeah spot on !!, Done about 147000
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 Post subject: trans
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 1:14 pm 
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I have a AU2 XR8 Ute this thing also has the same drama with hard down change I took it too Jarvis Ford to get it rectified 3 times none of their technicians could find a fault Trans service and flush helped a little but not enough.
Any ideas how much to get the solenoid fixed
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Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:35 pm 
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I remember reading a long long time ago on FordForums about this issue. However, these posts are long gone now.

I remember reading about a design fault in the AU XR8 boxes, and the rectification was a different type of valve body.
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