Hi there all citroeneans!
My xantia's 2.0i automatic gearbox is out of order. The rear gear stuk permanent.
From the Citroen dealer here in Cyprus, they told me that this could not be fixed and is better to replace it with a new one.
Can anybody to help? Is there any case to fix it (if its fixable)? Can I find in UK a new gearbox, from an indepentent seller, in a good price?
Thanks in advance
Citroyiannis
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Not quite, no electronics will invoke emergency 3rd hydraulic which will give 3rd and reverse only.addo wrote:Paul, that is the AL4 "adaptive automatic" gearbox. For only reverse to work, it means there are probably no solenoids operating.
That's an internal fault in the 'box.
citroyiannis, a very warm welcome I lived in Cyprus (in Limassol) for a few years back in the 80s. I love the place and a holiday there would be great
Back when I was there, one thing Limassol had in abundance was many highly skilled engineering companies who could do anything you asked of them, even gear cutting. If they are still there, I'm sure one could repair your gearbox with very little difficulty. I can do a remote diagnosis of what might be wrong inside.
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Not easy for me Adam as I have not got an AL4-equipped caraddo wrote:Jim, plug in the Lexia to an AL4 and see which solenoids are operating when reverse is selected.
So all electrovalves are released in reverse are they?
Having a look at the documentation suggests that if the ECU is faulty or the supply to to the electrovalves fails, it will drop into 3rd hydraulic emergency mode.
For no forward drive but reverse available suggests Brake Band F3 is broken as it is operated only on 1st and 2nd gears (This brakes the second sun gear in the epicyclic).
A good test to prove this might be the fault is to deliberately invoke emergency hydraulic mode by pulling the fuse to the ECU or disconnecting it. It should then drive forward in D but with 3rd gear selected.
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My mate's scan tool shows the electrovalves in operation when a gear is selected. R is the only one where they all have status 'OFF". When I first saw this, I laughed, and commented - at least you can back it onto the trailer!
Honestly don't know if the hydraulics can force a gear selection when all solenoids are non-op.
I'd have thought Cyprus might be the sort of place where you would find a competent mechanic, due to past economic constraints. Maybe things have changed in the last fifteen-twenty years...
Honestly don't know if the hydraulics can force a gear selection when all solenoids are non-op.
I'd have thought Cyprus might be the sort of place where you would find a competent mechanic, due to past economic constraints. Maybe things have changed in the last fifteen-twenty years...
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Hi there all citroeneans!
Many thanks for your immediate response to my problem and for the warm welcome as well.
As I am a new meber, I spent the whole last weekend, surfing around the Frenchcarforum and reading varius topics about xantias, leaving you, "the doctors", to solve the problem.
I became citroenean in 1996 bying a second hand BX 1.6 manual. Since then I learn many things about Hydropneumatic and hydractive Suspension, but now I'll learn much more from you.
Now about the broken automatic (AL4) gearbox:
At citroen main dealer/garage, here in Cyprus, told me that any repair on this gearbox is useless. The cost of a such repair is prohibitiv and the repair itself uncertain. They didnt told me what the damage exactly is. Tomorrow I'll remove the car from Citroen garage to a friend mechanic for more tests. I'll inform you about the news!
Jim:
What you mean when you say: "I can do a remote diagnosis of what might be wrong inside."
How you can do a remote diagnosis?
By the way, what is the proper automatic trasmission flouid for this gearbox? Some leaflets gives Dexron II. Is this correct?
(Excuse for my english...
Yiannis
Many thanks for your immediate response to my problem and for the warm welcome as well.
As I am a new meber, I spent the whole last weekend, surfing around the Frenchcarforum and reading varius topics about xantias, leaving you, "the doctors", to solve the problem.
I became citroenean in 1996 bying a second hand BX 1.6 manual. Since then I learn many things about Hydropneumatic and hydractive Suspension, but now I'll learn much more from you.
Now about the broken automatic (AL4) gearbox:
At citroen main dealer/garage, here in Cyprus, told me that any repair on this gearbox is useless. The cost of a such repair is prohibitiv and the repair itself uncertain. They didnt told me what the damage exactly is. Tomorrow I'll remove the car from Citroen garage to a friend mechanic for more tests. I'll inform you about the news!
Jim:
What you mean when you say: "I can do a remote diagnosis of what might be wrong inside."
How you can do a remote diagnosis?
By the way, what is the proper automatic trasmission flouid for this gearbox? Some leaflets gives Dexron II. Is this correct?
(Excuse for my english...
Yiannis
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Xantia 2.0i 16V, '00 auto, Hydractive, White (dove)
Xantia 2.0i 16V, '98 auto, Non Hydractive, White
C3 1.4 HDI, '05 sensodrive, Lucia Blue
Xantia 2.0i 8V, '99 TURBO Activa, Silver Grey (Neil)
Xantia 2.0i 8V, '99 TURBO Activa, Silver Grey (Heather)
Xantia 2.0i 16V, '00 auto, Hydractive, White (dove)
Xantia 2.0i 16V, '98 auto, Non Hydractive, White
C3 1.4 HDI, '05 sensodrive, Lucia Blue
Xantia 2.0i 8V, '99 TURBO Activa, Silver Grey (Neil)
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Yazoo Yiannis!
I can understand your main dealer garage being reluctant to undertake a repair. Much better off with a small garage in a back street for this kind of job and I know Cyprus has plenty of small and very skilled garages hiding in the back streets of all the major cities!
Repairing automatic gearboxes is a skilled job but not as difficult as it may first seem.
I have already done some remote diagnostics by suggesting that the F3 brake band may be broken. As I said earlier, this brake is only applied in first and second gears so if broken, you will get no forward drive.
Have your friend mechanic disconnect the gearbox ECU (found under the battery tray) and then try moving forward in D. Disconnecting the ECU will have the effect of forcing the gearbox into emergency "Limp Home" mode where only third gear and reverse are available. If the car now moves forward then that will confirm there is a problem with the F3 band brake or the mechanism that controls it.
The ECU must only be disconnected or reconnected with the battery disconnected.
Spare parts are available.
The oil is very critical and as JMD says it must never be filled with red Dexron fluid. This will shorten the life of the gearbox badly.
The only and correct oil is Esso LT71141 and absolutely nothing else.
Has you gearbox been filled with Dexron fluid?
I can understand your main dealer garage being reluctant to undertake a repair. Much better off with a small garage in a back street for this kind of job and I know Cyprus has plenty of small and very skilled garages hiding in the back streets of all the major cities!
Repairing automatic gearboxes is a skilled job but not as difficult as it may first seem.
I have already done some remote diagnostics by suggesting that the F3 brake band may be broken. As I said earlier, this brake is only applied in first and second gears so if broken, you will get no forward drive.
Have your friend mechanic disconnect the gearbox ECU (found under the battery tray) and then try moving forward in D. Disconnecting the ECU will have the effect of forcing the gearbox into emergency "Limp Home" mode where only third gear and reverse are available. If the car now moves forward then that will confirm there is a problem with the F3 band brake or the mechanism that controls it.
The ECU must only be disconnected or reconnected with the battery disconnected.
Spare parts are available.
The oil is very critical and as JMD says it must never be filled with red Dexron fluid. This will shorten the life of the gearbox badly.
The only and correct oil is Esso LT71141 and absolutely nothing else.
Has you gearbox been filled with Dexron fluid?
Jim
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