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transmission ecu - 9/15/2007 8:53:47 AM    Dublz   Posts: 18 Joined: 8/17/2007 Status: offline Is there a way to reset the transmission ECU or is this a dealer thing?  Post #: 1

RE: transmission ecu - 9/15/2007 9:33:02 AM    Disco Mike Posts: 9948 Joined: 4/27/2006 Status: online Why do you need to reset it? _____________________________ Mike Retired service manager. Member of the Solihull Society, NCLR club,past member of the SCLR club and Santa Barbara 4 Wheelers. 99 D2, 3" lift, lockers, H.D. axles, 4:11 gears, Custom front and rear bumpers, Warn winch, HID lights and an Engel 45. (in reply to Dublz) Post #: 2

RE: transmission ecu - 9/15/2007 3:17:32 PM    Dublz   Posts: 18 Joined: 8/17/2007 Status: offline When I have the vehicle in D,3,2 transmission does not engage however when in 1 it takes off no problem and as speed builds and the rpms build up I manually go thru the gears until in drive, in which it works fine until I come to a stop or close to it, where 1st gear does not engage again and I just coast or have no take off. when I had it in D a few days ago and when the rpms got up to around 2500 the transmission engaged and drove w/ no problem.  I only drove it a few miles.  I was just trying to rule some things out @ least, as this seems bizarre.   (in reply to Disco Mike) Post #: 3

RE: transmission ecu - 9/15/2007 4:34:52 PM    Disco Mike Posts: 9948 Joined: 4/27/2006 Status: online What year truck do you have, when was the tranny last serviced? _____________________________ Mike Retired service manager. Member of the Solihull Society, NCLR club,past member of the SCLR club and Santa Barbara 4 Wheelers. 99 D2, 3" lift, lockers, H.D. axles, 4:11 gears, Custom front and rear bumpers, Warn winch, HID lights and an Engel 45. (in reply to Dublz) Post #: 4

RE: transmission ecu - 9/16/2007 7:41:11 AM    Dublz   Posts: 18 Joined: 8/17/2007 Status: offline 97 4.6 RR.   transmission serviced last sept 18.  Worked fine til last week, w/ no warning. (in reply to Disco Mike) Post #: 5

RE: transmission ecu - 9/16/2007 7:50:03 AM    Disco Mike Posts: 9948 Joined: 4/27/2006 Status: online A 97 doesn't have a tranny ECU, they are regulated by a cable beibg a mechanical shifting tranny. Have you recenty moved any of the cables? I would check both the shift cable and the kick down cable for proper adjustment. _____________________________ Mike Retired service manager. Member of the Solihull Society, NCLR club,past member of the SCLR club and Santa Barbara 4 Wheelers. 99 D2, 3" lift, lockers, H.D. axles, 4:11 gears, Custom front and rear bumpers, Warn winch, HID lights and an Engel 45. (in reply to Dublz) Post #: 6

RE: transmission ecu - 9/16/2007 10:51:31 AM    Dublz   Posts: 18 Joined: 8/17/2007 Status: offline No, haven't adjusted any cables.  The only other issue was the transfer case chain seemed to need replacing as it was making the ratcheting sound when given hard acceleration.  Not sure how to check the adjustments on the shift cable or kick down (in reply to Disco Mike) Post #: 7

RE: transmission ecu - 9/16/2007 11:22:01 AM    Disco Mike Posts: 9948 Joined: 4/27/2006 Status: online Been awhile since I have done much with Range Rovers, but are you sure yours has a chain, I don't think it does. _____________________________ Mike Retired service manager. Member of the Solihull Society, NCLR club,past member of the SCLR club and Santa Barbara 4 Wheelers. 99 D2, 3" lift, lockers, H.D. axles, 4:11 gears, Custom front and rear bumpers, Warn winch, HID lights and an Engel 45. (in reply to Dublz) Post #: 8

RE: transmission ecu - 9/16/2007 6:34:10 PM    dirtyduk   Posts: 142 Joined: 8/31/2007 Status: offline P38 Range Rovers all have Borg Warner transfer boxes, and they do have a chain . Yours is shot if its making that dreaded ratcheting noise. If you've been driving it too long experencing  that sound ,your transmission most likley has ripped apart the sprag clutch inside the forward drum, it happens when the transfer box slips suddenly, this is bad news if you keep the car (expensive) If I were you I'd make good friends with somone that works at a trans repair shop. Only other thing that might be happening with your trans, if the t-box is constantly skipping the trans wont shift propperly because it uses input and output speeds to determin shift points. DONT DRIVE THAT ROVER UNTIL THE T-BOX GETS FIXED FIRST ! _____________________________ current gold certified LR master Technician,ASE master cert,ASE L1 cert,With LR dealers since 1987,91 GDE classic,2 disco 5 speeds,a 95LWB. my current classic a 95 LWB 25th anniv addition with (148k)and another 94 disco(135k) (in reply to Disco Mike) Post #: 9

RE: transmission ecu - 9/18/2007 7:11:47 AM    Dublz   Posts: 18 Joined: 8/17/2007 Status: offline Thanks guys.  I am getting the transfer box fixed this week.  I am trying to disect this as much as possible due to i want to be prepared in case the transmission shop tries to drill me on other stuff.  I haven't been driving it however, that one time that it was in Drive and had no response (there were no lights nor messages displayed) but when the rpms hit around 2200-2500, Drive engaged and the gearbox fault message popped up, i did drive it around the block a couple times gently w/ no ratcheting or problems w/ drive engaging (even @ slow speeds).  I accept that my transfer box needs attention however, are there any ways to test if the sprag has went out?  thank you (in reply to dirtyduk) Post #: 10

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