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I bought that adjustable vacuume modulator (AVM) and thought just putting that on and adjusting would be the end of it but no this is what happened.
1. put car on ramps and took of the vacuume lines to the original vacuume modulator (OVM) then had to clean what looked like 30 years of crap of the side of the box (that took a while) then i cleaned it again cause i didnt want any dirt to get into the box , started to remove the OVM with multigrips when it was nelly all the way out i got the AVM ready in the other hand (as to not loose too much fluid cause im broke) tried to quickly replace the OVM with the AVM but it was just one of those days lost about a litre of oil but the AVM went in sweet. Hook every thing back up
Test 1 started driving to warm the car up to check the fluid started off in D and took off like normal till 30k's and it felt like the tranny brakes were locking and only just made it to 40k's and still wouldnt shift, got to the flat spot in the road checked the level of fluid in the tranny its right on low so i roll it down the hill home and on the ramps and
2 I go up to the shops to try and get some fluid (angry now cause it should work with the fluid low but maybe not im hoping) get to the shops and they are closed so i go to a servo on the way home then I dont have enough for the 5L of fluid at the servo so i go home (this is in mums car by the way) get home realize there was a one litre at the servo, so I walk back up th servo and theres just enough in the account to get it so i did. I got back to the car and warmed it up again ran it through the gears then put about 100ml of fluid in and checked it and it said it was full but i seen about 1L come out so i was confused i knew more fluid had to go in so i put more fluid about 300ml more and checked again it was just above full the same as before any way put like 100mls at a time till there was 800mls in there and it still said the same thing a bit over full so
Test 2 i test drove it again and the same thing as befor gets to 30k's and brakes in D but manual shifts alright (but not well) in 1 and 2. I get to the flat spot up the road and run it through all the gears check the level and its way too high so
3 I get home let it cool off, (which takes ages autos get pretty hot) start taking the vacuume line off and then let some oil out of the tranny bout 200ml cause thats how much i got left. while im there i adjust the AVM 2 turns out.
Test 3 much the same as the others. Level in the tranny is still too high.
4 Cool car down (ages again) let a bit more oil out adjust AVM 1more turn out
Test 4 much the same and oil level too high.
5 cool car (is now dark and the next day ) drop abit more oil adjust AVM 1 more turn out (this is as far as i would like to take it as it can be damaged from winding out too far)
test 5 car dosnt start no crankin nothing (angry now already first thing in the morning on day 2) So i think its the inhibitor switch so i dis connect that properly using the manual to find the wires get in the car and nothing (more angry) I get the multi meter and check the battery its fine I get a wooden base ball bat and gentely persuade the starter to start and he is scared of me cause im pretty angry now and every things fixed car starts and i warm it up and drive it its a bit better but still does that breaking thing. But now if i drive in D till 40k;s pullit to 2 and it spins 2nd's thought that was pretty cool. oil level was about 1cm past full
6 let car cool (not long enough) burned myself when draining fluid lost a fair bit put back togeather with the AVM still in.
test 6 drove a bit better (seccond cherpys a bit better too) Still has the brakeing in D which sucked couldnt get 3rd gear still either.
Oil level was pretty much spot on
7 was gettin late and i had to work the next day so i wanted to put the OVM back on so i could get to work Put the OVM on warmed up the car topped the fluid up again and now it works better than it ever has no strong thuds or clangs just nice changes and even third too
So I learned that when u top up auto fluid each time u put some in you have to run it through the gears and test it in P thats how I accidentaly over filled it.
So all i actually did was clean it (the box) lose a bit of fluid put the AVM on put some fluid in drain some out adjust the AVM take it off and put the OVM on so tecinally i did nothing but it WAS 2 DAYS OF VERRY FRUSTERATING NOTHING LOL but its all good in the end.
Thats the full story I promise Thanks again everyone.
Posted on: 2005/3/22 11:39
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