Check battery voltage, should be 12.5 or higher
Check clutch actuator connector for moisture, clean, and dry...
Check clutch actuator connector for moisture, clean, and dry...
I'm having a similar problem. Where did you get the clutch actuator for around $325? Thanks!Had a similar problem, sometimes it would drive fine at other times it wouldn't engage into Drive or reverse only Park and neutral,
After rebuilding the transmission, problem was back after 2 days, came to find out it was a bad actuator, it was an easy swap, unplug and remove 3 bolts and in went the new one, no problems ever since
Got it from Sachs parts for around $325
On Ebay you will find new ones for 275$ and if you want a OE Sachs it should be around 350$...I'm having a similar problem. Where did you get the clutch actuator for around $325? Thanks!
I checked the battery voltage just now and it's showing about 12.5. Over 14 when its cranked, so my thinking is it's not an electrical problem. I tried the white lithium grease in the port on top of the shift motor to see it that works. For now it seems to be working. My wife has had it out a few times since our problems and it worked fine for her. It's still a car I want to get rid of.
Sorry I had not seen this sooner, you might want to consider changing your transmission fluid now. That port is a vent which leads straight into your tansmission, so you have contaiminated your tranny fluid with lithium grease. The shift motors have sealed bearings, lithium applied through the port will not reach them. I recently disassembled a set of shift motors as part of fixing a shift problem in my car. The shift motors are, for all practical purposes, a sealed unit not designed for repair. Can it be done? Probably, I'm still tracking down a few parts.So far it seems the grease in the port on top of the engine bay has worked. It seems to shift fine now.
Thanks for the quick response and the link!On Ebay you will find new ones for 275$ and if you want a OE Sachs it should be around 350$...
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