KeddyXR6T Donating Members 320 Member For: 15y 11m 16d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 05/04/12 09:57 AM Share Posted 05/04/12 09:57 AM Hey I have Ba xr6 turbo sedan 04 model minor mods 300rwkw its a daily driver so today I go to hit the highway, on the on ramp try to select 3rd and she just revved, so I've got 1st 2nd and that's it, this has happened 4 times before and the rebuild before that was the problem the stock auto cooler breaking running fluid through the box. Ive had the converter done on the last rebuild being told that was the issue now again I face the same problem again anyone eles with anything like this surely the BTR isn't that unreliable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom xr6t Talks Cheap, Let's Race Member 596 Member For: 18y 3m 7d Gender: Male Location: Atherton, FNQ Posted 05/04/12 10:11 AM Share Posted 05/04/12 10:11 AM they can be reliable if your tuner sets up your boost to be 4spd friendly like mine was, my first tune killed my 4spd the day I picked it up because the boost came on hard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeddyXR6T Donating Members 320 Member For: 15y 11m 16d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 05/04/12 10:22 AM Author Share Posted 05/04/12 10:22 AM its not to hard on the boost the tuner had plenty of experience he was aware of the box problems so I imagine that was taken into account I mean alittle blow bye and he was keen to turn her down so hoping that maybe its a common fault and if anyone has found a option other the a rebuild or c4 I mean its a daily drive and 300 is plenty for me to give it to most of the commodores in my area I dont really want to stray from the btr but if in 25,000km im rebiulding again theres no point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeddyXR6T Donating Members 320 Member For: 15y 11m 16d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 05/04/12 10:27 AM Author Share Posted 05/04/12 10:27 AM and futher more I skate second far more then third but going from second to third seems to be where the fail is if it was the torque from the boost I imagine it would happend from 1st to 2nd and it would go into limp mode neither which happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6t_ute Donating Members 2,281 Member For: 17y 7m 28d Gender: Male Location: south east suburbs Posted 05/04/12 11:37 AM Share Posted 05/04/12 11:37 AM Mate whos building your 4 speed? mines 5 yrs old and still going. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6t_ute Donating Members 2,281 Member For: 17y 7m 28d Gender: Male Location: south east suburbs Posted 05/04/12 11:38 AM Share Posted 05/04/12 11:38 AM and booting it in 4th will kill your box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeddyXR6T Donating Members 320 Member For: 15y 11m 16d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 05/04/12 12:10 PM Author Share Posted 05/04/12 12:10 PM Northern diffs rebuilt it last got 40,000kms out of itbefore that a joint called BBE Automatics where doing it they are the f*cking worst they rebulit the thing 4 times under warranty before I told them to get f*cked one box didnt even last a day or a skid pathetic liars is all ill say about BBEUmm 80-100km skids are my thing I give it a hard time but f*ck me 10.83 headsex tuned beast is that the 4spd if so im starting to think I need to go where you have been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6t_ute Donating Members 2,281 Member For: 17y 7m 28d Gender: Male Location: south east suburbs Posted 05/04/12 12:51 PM Share Posted 05/04/12 12:51 PM Yeh 4 speed, still going strong after 110,000kms, daily driven workute, it's also in the tune that helps it last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6t_ute Donating Members 2,281 Member For: 17y 7m 28d Gender: Male Location: south east suburbs Posted 05/04/12 12:53 PM Share Posted 05/04/12 12:53 PM (edited) Yarra valley built my auto, but they've had failures too, mines one of 3 still going, bayswater transmissions actually do a bit more to them, and he'll build my next one when this one goes. Edited 05/04/12 12:54 PM by xr6t_ute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_4.0 Member 1,096 Member For: 14y 1m 3d Posted 05/04/12 02:45 PM Share Posted 05/04/12 02:45 PM Change gearbox builders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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