snakeoilstu Member 26 Member For: 16y 5m 10d Gender: Male Location: Upper Hutt NZ Posted 16/06/14 08:45 PM Share Posted 16/06/14 08:45 PM 2009 FG XR6T with zf 6 speed auto. 120k km it has just started not changing down on tip tronic. Only noticed as I don't usually use it but there's a hill where I allways chnage down into 4th for brakeing and went to do it this time and nothing there. Will chnage up and down 6/5 but that's it. On auto seems to work fine.No the fluffy dice and hula girl are not stopping the stick getting full travel. I got the gbox oil and filter done not long ago at about 110k km but they intially mucked up and didn't get enough oil into it (apprently there's a bit of a trick). Chnaged very rough until it went back to have the extra 2l added - then it worked fine until this - could that be a factor ?Cheersstu Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88529-zf-auto-problem/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 7m 23d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 16/06/14 09:08 PM Share Posted 16/06/14 09:08 PM Extra 2ltrs added!?! Get the level checked by someone who knows what they are doing first and foremost mate. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88529-zf-auto-problem/#findComment-1478927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 11m 15d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 16/06/14 09:10 PM Share Posted 16/06/14 09:10 PM ^^^ this ^^^ Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88529-zf-auto-problem/#findComment-1478928 Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnz Member 3,047 Member For: 11y 5m 26d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 16/06/14 09:54 PM Share Posted 16/06/14 09:54 PM Yeah the trick is to not touch it if you have NFI. Where did you take it bud so the rest of us know to stay away? 0.5l top up maybe but shouldn't be required, 2l fark no.Read this and you will understand why:http://www.zf.com/brands/content/en/zf_parts/technology_in_practice_zp/oil_change_procedure_zp/how-to-change-oil.htmlNow your armed with that knowledge, ring that muppet and tell him he is up for a new gearbox. 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88529-zf-auto-problem/#findComment-1478932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeoilstu Member 26 Member For: 16y 5m 10d Gender: Male Location: Upper Hutt NZ Posted 17/06/14 01:06 AM Author Share Posted 17/06/14 01:06 AM I thought he said an extra 2L but may have got that wrong. In any case more oil was added and the box ran smoothly after that............well for the next 10,000km anyway. So concensus is that this is not some common minor glitch and more of a major probably caused by the initial underfilling ? I'll go back to the guy and see what he has to say before blasting his name over the internet. Suffice to say a NZ company so for 90% of your members not relevant.Cheersstu Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88529-zf-auto-problem/#findComment-1478989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeoilstu Member 26 Member For: 16y 5m 10d Gender: Male Location: Upper Hutt NZ Posted 17/06/14 04:21 AM Author Share Posted 17/06/14 04:21 AM According to my guy this is likely a gearbox / electrical problem and not unheard of for the ZF 6 speed auto. No-one else come accross it ???. Anyway its off to Mr Ford for hopefully a simple fix.Stu Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88529-zf-auto-problem/#findComment-1479035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 5m 22d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 17/06/14 05:49 AM Share Posted 17/06/14 05:49 AM Simple fix at like $150/L or whatever it is for Lifeguard 6. Good luck and hopefully it's just the oil level. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88529-zf-auto-problem/#findComment-1479058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wenier Donating Members 1,736 Member For: 15y 3m 29d Gender: Male Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posted 17/06/14 05:52 AM Share Posted 17/06/14 05:52 AM Sounds like, O I F**ked up and better get the blame else where quickly. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88529-zf-auto-problem/#findComment-1479060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeoilstu Member 26 Member For: 16y 5m 10d Gender: Male Location: Upper Hutt NZ Posted 17/06/14 09:43 PM Author Share Posted 17/06/14 09:43 PM Yeh I hear what you're saying but I found an excellent detailed explanation of the problem on the fordmods website. Something about little magnets attached to the shifter, and other people with the same issue so pretty sure its not oil related. Gearbox oIl cost is a bitch though - must be made from orca spleens caught by hand ! 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88529-zf-auto-problem/#findComment-1479209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeGe6 Donating Members 1,980 Member For: 12y 10m 9d Gender: Male Location: Perth, SOR Posted 18/06/14 12:27 AM Share Posted 18/06/14 12:27 AM Post the link up mate if you have it. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88529-zf-auto-problem/#findComment-1479244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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