Hey all,
4 days out from heading up to the Gold Coast and i now have a MAJOR gearbox issue.
I installed the trans cooler yesterday with no dramas, until today. I don't think it will be related though.
All is fine in all gears except 5th. When in 5th, it'll drive for a few seconds, then throws into third and locks there (whether in Tiptronic mode OR drive) and the neutral light starts flashing on the dash (signalling limp mode).
It does not give a diagnostic code.
ECU reset didn't help.
It didn't matter what speed i was travelling at, it still happened.
I left it for a couple of hours then came back and it stopped happening till the car warmed up and sure enough it came back to haunt me.
It is being sent in for Transmission service tomorrow, but i don't think the oil will be the problem.
I have posted here to help someone else -
Problem is i'm fairly sure that none of these issues will be the problem either!!
PLEASE HELP!!
*prays he doesn't need a new transmission, but would secretly like to do a manual conversion, paid for under warranty
4 days out from heading up to the Gold Coast and i now have a MAJOR gearbox issue.
I installed the trans cooler yesterday with no dramas, until today. I don't think it will be related though.
All is fine in all gears except 5th. When in 5th, it'll drive for a few seconds, then throws into third and locks there (whether in Tiptronic mode OR drive) and the neutral light starts flashing on the dash (signalling limp mode).
It does not give a diagnostic code.
ECU reset didn't help.
It didn't matter what speed i was travelling at, it still happened.
I left it for a couple of hours then came back and it stopped happening till the car warmed up and sure enough it came back to haunt me.
It is being sent in for Transmission service tomorrow, but i don't think the oil will be the problem.
I have posted here to help someone else -
There is 2 types of safety mode when the neutral light flashes....
One is overheated box (which i'm sure its not, but its a slower flashing) and the other is a sensor problem.......
Sensors it could be are -
Crank Angle Sensor (most likely)
Input Shaft Speed Sensor
Output Shaft Speed Sensor or
Solenoid Valve
Get local Mitsubishi to put the MUT II over it to get the trouble codes, it will tell you exactly which of these it is.
Problem is i'm fairly sure that none of these issues will be the problem either!!
PLEASE HELP!!
*prays he doesn't need a new transmission, but would secretly like to do a manual conversion, paid for under warranty