P38 Transmission doesnt engage

OK, so I thought i would do the car a favor today and so I changed the oil, and filters. Finished, up started the car and selected 'D' and the car wouldnt move.

I tried engaging low range (lights bleep etc) but still no drive.
I tried Reverse, 1,2,3,D again, still no movement. When the car is in reverse, the reversing lights are on, but no movement.

I dont hear any noises when I swap from P to R or D.

Any idea as to what this could be causing this problem?

Was flaring between 2nd and 3rd for the last 5 months, but thats all.

Vehicle is a 1996 P38 DSE

had you changed gear box oil

If you changed the gearbox oil, did you finish filling cold with the engine idling and did you move the lever slowly between P & 1 and back again? If not there will not be enough oil in the box.
The "flaring" between 2nd & 3rd is the same problem I have, replacement gearbox time I fear.

Datatek said:

If you changed the gearbox oil, did you finish filling cold with the engine idling and did you move the lever slowly between P & 1 and back again? If not there will not be enough oil in the box.
The "flaring" between 2nd & 3rd is the same problem I have, replacement gearbox time I fear.

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I changed only the dirty black sludgy engine oil, not the gearbox.
Yes, I think its time to change the auto, stay tuned for next post!!!

OK Im an idiot, problem is now fixed.

What I did was drain the transmission fuid and add 5 lires of engine oil to the engine oil.
Should ve clicked at the time that 10 litres should have gone in.
I realised what I had done whilst trying to sleep last night.

you do need to check gearbox level with engine running box in neutral

i guess that's better than putting 5 litres of engine oil in the transmission!
I'm amazed there's room for an extra 5 litres in the engine. Or was the engine 5 litres short to start with?