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Hi everyone, just to close this issue off - my torque converter had given up the ghost. Drained the oil and it was completely black and had a very nasty burnt smell to it. I had it rebuilt at Sussex Autos for £300 inc VAT and they provided an...

I'm having a specialist help me with diagnosis later today, but to be on the safe side I'm preparing to have to remove the transmission. I've just been going through the manual for removal and reinstallation, and it looks as though I need the...

Apologies, yes. I've edited the original post to reflect. My diagnostic tool can measure live data, but I'm unsure to what degree as it's not a particularly expensive one. I'll give it a go tomorrow and see what I get. If this was the culprit...

Thanks, I’ll give that a go. What’s the significance of the black oil? Why shouldn’t I empty that out?

Hi all, Just started having issues with the gearbox on my 2008 3.6 TDV8. It's started to hang on to 4th gear up to about 3k revs before it can be forced to shift up by lifting off the throttle a few times. Also, if I'm in 4th gear and coming to...