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1998 2L auto exe WONT ENGAGE DRIVE
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:59 pm
by irishdanny
HI new here ,,,
have a 1998 406 2L auto , she starts no prob , will go into reverse no prob, but will not engage in any of the drive gears ,the sport and snow lights keep flashing ,,,,please can any one help as its the family taxi.

Re: 1998 2L auto exe WONT ENGAGE DRIVE
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:07 pm
by lozz
Hiya mate,
Welcome to the forum
anyother symptoms before you lost Drive, did it start snatching going in and out of gears,
as the car been left parked on a slope ?
Re: 1998 2L auto exe WONT ENGAGE DRIVE
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:43 pm
by irishdanny
no it wasnt parked on a slope ,also no snatching ,and it still has reverse ,
have disconnected the batt over night ,hopefully wipeing the ECU might help,
cheers lozz
Re: 1998 2L auto exe WONT ENGAGE DRIVE
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 7:53 am
by lozz
Yeah, ecu reset might be the right path,
good luck mate,
Re: 1998 2L auto exe WONT ENGAGE DRIVE
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 10:50 am
by irishdanny
cheers lozz ,
right i have left it over night and reset the ecu ,,,,,,,,,,,,but no its still the same anyone any ideas ,pleaseeeeeeeee
awaiting replys folks
cheers ,,,,danny
Re: 1998 2L auto exe WONT ENGAGE DRIVE
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:24 pm
by lozz

sorry to hear that mate,
Have you got any Ramps ?
Re: 1998 2L auto exe WONT ENGAGE DRIVE
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:39 pm
by irishdanny
cheers lozz ,
no ramps but a lad where i live served his time on automatics ,just found out he did that ,so waiting on him to come home for lunch ,,,,,,,,,
heres hopin ,
Re: 1998 2L auto exe WONT ENGAGE DRIVE
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:45 pm
by lozz
irishdanny wrote:cheers lozz ,
no ramps but a lad where i live served his time on automatics ,just found out he did that ,so waiting on him to come home for lunch ,,,,,,,,,
heres hopin ,
hope you get it sorted,
autos are a bit tricky, especialy this frosty weather makes some autos go iffy
Re: 1998 2L auto exe WONT ENGAGE DRIVE
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:24 pm
by irishdanny
cant find anyone to repair it ,i live in a remote area and 35 miles to the next town,,,,,
can anyone give some advise ,cheers guys
Re: 1998 2L auto exe WONT ENGAGE DRIVE
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:48 pm
by irishdanny
would it have anything to do with
electrovalve controlbox ,as it was really really wet over here and had to drive in large puddles,
any help would be great ,
cheers folks
danny
Re: 1998 2L auto exe WONT ENGAGE DRIVE
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:59 pm
by lozz
irishdanny wrote:would it have anything to do with
electrovalve controlbox ,as it was really really wet over here and had to drive in large puddles,
any help would be great ,
cheers folks
danny
couid be,
all you can do is realy : anything going into the box with a plug on it soak it in wd4o and hope for the best,
Normaly if its a fluid problem , it wouid of been snatching in gears or going lazy
if its just gone like that, theres something electrical amiss id say,
idealy you couid do with someone how as diagnostic equiptment, theres amember here on the forum whos got PP2000 hes from Eire but not sure if hes in your location might be worth asking him if he wouid hook it up for you, ask Farmer p

Re: 1998 2L auto exe WONT ENGAGE DRIVE
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 7:13 pm
by irishdanny
cheer lozz ,
your a godsend ,will you see if you can find him ,,,,illl do the same,,,
and again cheers mate,
danny
Re: 1998 2L auto exe WONT ENGAGE DRIVE
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 7:23 pm
by lozz
Just shout him,
like this,
FARMER P : can you help this chap out, not sure if hes in your kneck of the woods tho,
needs plugin with PP2000 ,
cheers mate,
Re: 1998 2L auto exe WONT ENGAGE DRIVE
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:45 pm
by irishdanny
lozz ,
farmer was on this morn ,at 11am,,,,,
pity,,,,his profile does not say where he lives
cheers danny
Re: 1998 2L auto exe WONT ENGAGE DRIVE
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:48 pm
by lozz
irishdanny wrote:lozz ,
farmer was on this morn ,at 11am,,,,,
pity,,,,his profile does not say where he lives
cheers danny
tbh idont know which part of Eire he lives,
ive never asked,
My guess he will be on here later and hopefully read this thread,