Hi guys, just wondering if there are any issues with fitting a pre facelift front guard to a facelifted d1? Are they exactly the same? cheers, cjr

So I took this to a trans specialist and they say its a clearance issue with the clutch pack? either from wear or incorrect clearance on a rebuild? its booked in to be drained/checked/filter/fluid and he say depending on what they may find/ascertain they may be able to mask the symptom/problem...

So does this mean even though I activate my alarm if someone were to break in it aint gonna say boo?

Not sure that it is EDC actually as mine is a 94/95 facelift - think they were a 96-99 thing?

Thanks for the info - had always wondered that, turns out oil has a very brownish hue - checked it in daylight and in a clear container - quite obvious now Is this problem likely to be fluid related only or is there potentially something hydraulically wrong inside the box affecting that...

Thanks for the pic, its another avenue to check out!

Thanks for clarification - yes that is the procedure I ended up on As for the oil that came out, yes in my opinion it had a brownish hue to it, looked ok on the stick but in the pan had a hue to it - it has been replaced with fresh oil - castrol transmax? its dexronII, same oil that goes into...

So I drained the Box - 6L came out but only about 3.75L went back in, will continue to check the level over the next day or so - its sitting just above the min mark at the mo so might take another cup full yet... Bad news is it hasnt cured the slippage happening on that 2nd-3rd gear...

If you could get a pic that would be great mate, the only blue connector I can find was up near the battery - not sure what that one is for and it has been disconnected and left for some reason?

Yes thanks guys, initially was doing it as per instruction on dip stick - cold in park at idle, then did it in park at idle after a spin around block to cycle the gears, and have now done it in neutral at idle after spin around block to cycle gears - all readings have been similar with the last...

Thanks for the heads-up will look into this also... So this is what the dip-stick is reading: Simply way overfilled or something else going on perhaps? Might just drop it all replace filter and oil for new...

No I didn't - when you say cycle through the gears do you mean to take it for a spin around the block or just throw it in drive then back to park/neutral?

so i finally got round to checking the fluids and it seems that the trans fluid whilst vehicle/trans is cold at idle the fluid reads 2-3 times above the top marker - as in the gap between the hi/lo marks on the dip stick the level is approx 2-3 times that distance above the top/hi marker. so...

Anyone any thoughts on this? Adjustments on box? clutch pack fekked? solenoids? fluid? seems weird to me that it happens only on that change from 2nd-3rd at about the 1800rpm mark under light-med throttle position...

So hopefully the video has attached...