discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 10m 25d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 14/12/10 11:13 AM Share Posted 14/12/10 11:13 AM Oh and I talked to Simon about it, my situation with it holding gears is probably due to me giving it WOT then quickly backing off...the box thinks something is wrong (accident ahead etc) or there's a corner ahead so it stays in a lower gear, no cause for concern. Annoying that it won't shift for a few seconds when it does this though, can't wait for the box to be fully cracked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetmani Member 28 Member For: 15y 23d Posted 14/12/10 11:24 AM Share Posted 14/12/10 11:24 AM My ZF went into limp mode 3 times in 2 weeks, stock Fg xr6t, I took it to Ford the ZF IS CACTUS , repaired under warranty, I just drive the car normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoontastic Donating Members 262 Member For: 18y 8m 16d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 14/12/10 12:46 PM Share Posted 14/12/10 12:46 PM My ZF first started complaining by making a whining / whiring noise as it changed from 3rd to 4th. This went on for some months, but gradually got worse and the 3/4 change got longer in time to engage. The next phase was when I booted it it would change down nicely then get to around 4500 - 5000rpm and bang out of gear. First time it happened it scared the crap out of me......thought I'd run over a log or something . This became repeatable under load. So the advice I had was do an oil change and see how it goes. The oil change made no difference, other than suck some money out of the wallet. The solution was a rebuild, which I had done at Kewish. Box has been fine since the rebuild, and is now rated for a fair bit more power. I also have a separate trans cooler as the factory ones are prone to failing and sending water through your box, at around the time you have your rebuild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman The Cleaning Dudes Ute Silver Donating Members 1,308 Member For: 18y 6m 7d Gender: Male Location: Bentleigh, Vic, Australia Posted 14/12/10 03:44 PM Share Posted 14/12/10 03:44 PM Rud, let me know when your getting a rebuild, might try and squeeze a group buy out of Kewish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XF Falcon <put funny sh*t here> Member 3,365 Member For: 17y 11m 11d Gender: Male Location: Perth, NOR Posted 15/12/10 09:53 AM Share Posted 15/12/10 09:53 AM Oh and I talked to Simon about it, my situation with it holding gears is probably due to me giving it WOT then quickly backing off...the box thinks something is wrong (accident ahead etc) or there's a corner ahead so it stays in a lower gear, no cause for concern. Annoying that it won't shift for a few seconds when it does this though, can't wait for the box to be fully cracked!Steve, yeah when you back off real fast it will hold gears for you. To make it change back up a gear just tap lightly on the brakes once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuckSqueezeBangBlow ʎǝʞuoɯ ɹoıuǝs Donating Members 1,808 Member For: 15y 10m 3d Gender: Male Posted 15/12/10 10:34 AM Share Posted 15/12/10 10:34 AM I also have a separate trans cooler as the factory ones are prone to failing and sending water through your box, at around the time you have your rebuild any details on your tranny cooler? do you notice any funny shifting when cold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoontastic Donating Members 262 Member For: 18y 8m 16d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 15/12/10 12:07 PM Share Posted 15/12/10 12:07 PM Here's a couple of shots. It sits in front of the fog light to catch air through the duct. The back of the inside plastic cover in the guard has been drilled to promote airflow too.There's no funny shifts with the tranny at all when cold. Tunehouse did a custom install using a HI-TEK Trans Cooling System. Jim or Tony would have the details. It looks factory, a great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 10m 25d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 15/12/10 12:38 PM Share Posted 15/12/10 12:38 PM Cheers mike! Simon mentioned that I think but I forgot which pedal it was and tried the accelerator last time, heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 10m 25d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 17/12/10 08:27 AM Share Posted 17/12/10 08:27 AM Just found an original posting from 06 when it was being brought in, and it seems the accel is the one to tap after allGEAR HOLD, FAST OFF THROTTLE (Automatic modes)Upshifts are Prevented when the throttle position sensor detects the driver has instigated a rapid lift off of the throttle pedal (fast off) and maintains the current gear until the tips in(reapplies throttle pressure). It also helps Prevent shift busyness indriver sporty when driving and inhibits the 'running away' feeling when cresting hills.http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=43074Worth a read for anyone who's got the ZF and would like a refresher on it's frills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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