Question: transmission gone wierd

[English Guy]

Hi, I have just drained the old transmission oil, cleaned the pan and magnet. After bolting the pan back on and putting some new trans oil in I tried to reverse off the wheel ramps but the car won't go into gear:ugh! I bolted the cable guide bracket with the 2 bolts back on but am not sure if I have done it right! Any idea's guys? Thank you

 

[bill81vette]

How many quarts of tranny fluid did you put in????
Was there any showing on the dipstick? ???

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[English Guy]

How many quarts of tranny fluid did you put in????
Was there any showing on the dipstick? ???

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Hi there, I only put 1.5-2.0 litres in just to get the car off the ramp onto level ground to get a proper dipstick reading to top it up. Nothing showing on dipstick.

 

[John Robinson]

Use a jack to lift one side at a time and and lower the car back onto the ground then check the fluid level. You are probably 2 liters low and that may be why it won't go into gear. but the safest thing to do is get it off the wheel ramps without trying to use the transmission. If you have a couple of friends handy they might be able to push the car off the ramps.

 

[English Guy]

Use a jack to lift one side at a time and and lower the car back onto the ground then check the fluid level. You are probably 2 liters low and that may be why it won't go into gear. but the safest thing to do is get it off the wheel ramps without trying to use the transmission. If you have a couple of friends handy they might be able to push the car off the ramps.

I have got the car off the ramps and topped up the oil and thankfully the car now goes into gear! Strange thing is tho, the reverse seems really weedy and needs a bit more rpm to to move car? I have put in the right amount of oil but the car has only been idling for a few minutes, would the oil need a while to circulate round the transmission a bit more guys?

 

[John Robinson]

Take and drive the car so the transmission cycles thru its shifts and then try reverse.

 

[English Guy]

Take and drive the car so the transmission cycles thru its shifts and then try reverse.

I cannot go for road test because mot has expired so I'll drive up and down the carpark outside for 15 mins. My neighbours will wonder if I've lost my mind lol.

 

[English Guy]

I cannot go for road test because mot has expired so I'll drive up and down the carpark outside for 15 mins. My neighbours will wonder if I've lost my mind lol.

All working ok now (phew) many thanks for your help and advice, much appreciated.