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[dirtydiesel]

We have a problem with the autobox in my brothers 1997 4.0 zj

Originally it felt a bit slugish and lazy,

So we checked the oil it was 2 litres low!!!

It got better for a few hundred miles but now it has lost reverse.

Is it worth doing a oil and filter on the box and adjusting the clutch bands, or are we best just to swap it out?

If it's worth playing about with could anyone point me in the direction of some intructions for adjusting the clutch bands?

Cheers Dan

 

[gazjeep]

As has been said elsewhere on here recently, are you checking the level when the engine is all upto temperature & running.

You have to move the lever through all the positions to ensure that the oil is filling all of the gearbox, you may need to add more, HTH 

[Nosebolt]

or if you filled it cold you may have over filled it, that will also make it sluggish

[Dave69]

engine warm and in neutral is the normal way to check the correct level.

if you havent stripped an auto then swap for another while you "repair" the origional

[dirtydiesel]

We set the oil level warm idleing in neutral.

i've no issues being inside the autobox i was just after specific tech on adjusting the bands.

That said after talking to our gearbox guy he says that if the clutches are slipping bad enough to lose reverse they wont adjust up, so we're looking for a box.

Anyone got one? will an xj one fit?

would be nice to use the xj part time t box as well, anyone now if this is possible?

[j33pky]

have one from a 98 orvis 4lt, just stripped the car for the engine, the car ran fine with 125k on the clock

[Bishops Finger]

Same gearbox???

[j33pky]

would have thought so