P38A 2.5 DSE AUTO

Whilst out today, my truck decided that it didn't want to drive home and hence was brought back on a transporter! The symptoms are -
No forward drive. ..... No noises. ...reverses fine??
Please any ideas?

If there is no drive in any forward gear position forward drive clutch failed or sticky valve block stopping it from engaging. If you have drive in position 1 and then can change up manually sprag clutch failed.

Hi wammers, No appreciable drive in any gear, was waiting for gate to be opened, drove through, put footbrake on whilst waiting for the passenger, drove off up a quite steep hill and drive got less and less until no drive at all!
2/4 wheel drive-1-2-3-D nothing! Reversed 1.5 miles until on flat safe area, tried again. ...possibly a little creep forward but no discernable drive!

Troyyz said:

Hi wammers, No appreciable drive in any gear, was waiting for gate to be opened, drove through, put footbrake on whilst waiting for the passenger, drove off up a quite steep hill and drive got less and less until no drive at all!
2/4 wheel drive-1-2-3-D nothing! Reversed 1.5 miles until on flat safe area, tried again. ...possibly a little creep forward but no discernable drive!

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Sounds like forward clutch is not engaging for some reason. Engagement of forward and reverse main drive clutches is manual activation. Could be valve block sticking, could be some thing more. When did you last change transmission oil and filter, what colour is fluid? Sometimes things can be cured with an oil and filter change and a couple of tubs of Lucas, would cost about £40.00 or £50.00 quid or so. But a lot cheaper than a box if it works.

have you checked that there is fluid in there and have not burst a cooling pipe and lost all fluid?

Cheers Wammers will look into it more tomorrow! (Have never changed fluid or filter!)
Oval plenty of oil (correct level) pinky red colour no burning brown or leak!

Troyyz said:

Cheers Wammers will look into it more tomorrow! (Have never changed fluid or filter!)
Oval plenty of oil (correct level) pinky red colour no burning brown or leak!

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So dropped auto sump, No bits of anything clear red oil ! cleaned filter, put back with New o'rings and topped with Dex3. .....
Still no forward motion?
But did notice that selecting Sport/manual, light on initially, but goes off together with message center gear advice, (D, 1,2,3) and does not come back on until car turned off and restarted?
Diagnostics shows No codes!
Any ideas?

Troyyz said:

So dropped auto sump, No bits of anything clear red oil ! cleaned filter, put back with New o'rings and topped with Dex3. .....
Still no forward motion?
But did notice that selecting Sport/manual, light on initially, but goes off together with message center gear advice, (D, 1,2,3) and does not come back on until car turned off and restarted?
Diagnostics shows No codes!
Any ideas?

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You may have a problem with the XYZ switch on the side of the box. That is where the dash gear info comes from. Even if forward clutch is being manually engaged there will be no drive if XYZ switch is not making contact and not pulling other clutches. Maybe worth a look.

wammers said:

You may have a problem with the XYZ switch on the side of the box. That is where the dash gear info comes from. Even if forward clutch is being manually engaged there will be no drive if XYZ switch is not making contact and not pulling other clutches. Maybe worth a look.

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Cheers Wammers

Have you sorted out the problem?

regds

Hi Kapilamuni,
No........Problem still persists......lol !
Not managed to get very far at all, But Car getting too much hassle for me - After spending @ £2,000 on it
in past 2 years I've owned I think its time to sell on for what I can get as is.....(Hopefully £500-600)
I,m currently using my son,s Corsa.......

Troyyz said:

Hi Kapilamuni,
No........Problem still persists......lol !
Not managed to get very far at all, But Car getting too much hassle for me - After spending @ £2,000 on it
in past 2 years I've owned I think its time to sell on for what I can get as is.....(Hopefully £500-600)
I,m currently using my son,s Corsa.......

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I know this isnot helpful , but may I ask what year is it plse , as I may be very interested if ur thinking of getting rid of it

Hi,
It's a 1998 on an Plate.