8 Aug
2006
8 Aug
'06
3:28 p.m.
apparently have electronics in the newer ones...
Alas yes. My father has just got a new car with electronics everywhere
:-(. There's a control unit for the (automatic)
gearbox. According to the
workshop manual, there are 6 solenoid valves inside the gearbox, and also
a manual slide valve coupled to the selector lever. Alas it doesn't
explain what the latter does (if it fails you change the whole valve
block),
Here I've heard that portion referred to as "valve body". it doesn't explain what each of the solenoids
does (it does give
the dC resistances and the pins on the conector that each solenoid is
linked to so you can find a defective solenoid)
Oh well. I don't suppose I'll ever have to get amongst this, but it would
be interesting to know what's going on.
I have a van sitting out back which has a real problem in that regard, you
put it in gear and nothing whatsoever happens as far as any motion is
concerned. And it's new enough to have one of those electronic transmissions
which I believe got seriously overheated at some point. I'm sure that the
fluid that I checked is not supposed to be as black as motor oil turns out to
be at times. And either getting that one fixed or even getting one from a