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#automatic
4 posts in Car Diagnostics blog about "automatic" — OBD-II diagnostics, DTC codes, repair. ← All posts
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The car will not move in Drive: gearbox, fluid, or limp mode
Selector in D, engine running, car stationary. The causes from fluid level to limp mode, and what to check first.
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Automatic or manual: cost of ownership without the ideology
The question is decided by the specific design and your route, not by the gearbox type. The automatic types and what each costs to run.
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Towing a car with an automatic: why "just a hundred metres" sometimes costs a gearbox
On a manual, towing is a question of having a rope. On an automatic it is a question of the lubrication pump, which only runs with the engine running. The limits and the safe options.
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Transmission will not shift: limp mode, fluid, and what to read before the workshop
The automatic is stuck in third, the manual will not select a gear, the dual-clutch judders. Diagnosis by transmission type, why fluid is usually to blame, and what to read before clearing anything.