my 1998 auto gearbox struggles to get into gear from a standing start and seems to slip then jump into gear when the engine is hot. Is it an oil problem anybody or do you think the cooling system is not keeping the gearbox cool enough.... please HELP

Ian, June 2009

ive got a megane scenic fidji when doing 50 mph the kick down comes into play and doesnt go back into top gear and rev's are at 4000.when i stop it seems that it doesnt have any other gears just the 1 from pulling away

rich, March 2013

If you have an AD4 or AD8 transmission you probably have an issue with the clutch which is on in 12&3 You can confirm this by getting speed up into overdrive then kicking down. It shouldn't raise up the revs before biting third (flaring) To identify your box easily, the above have a filler tube and rubber bung. you may have a DPO or ZF box these have a pan to the front of the trans. The DPO has a black range switch on the top of box where selector cable fits. ZF has an alloy/plastic switch by bell housing to upper left of front cover. The symptoms you describe do not seem to match normal ones for these 2 boxes

mags, October 2009

my understanding of any auto boxes is this
1) keep the auto fluid topped up, usually RED stuff TQF
2) change the fluid regular, BROWN/BLACK is BURNT find the cause
3)at a service have the bands adjusted to compensate for wear.check and clean out the gearbox pickup gauge filter

wirecutterman, June 2009