AUII XR6 Transmission

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Kittbagg - 04 Jan 2004 11:10 GMT

Recently had my transmission looked at under waranty as during the first
shift from 1st to 2nd there was a thump that I wasn't too happy with. It was
fixed eventually but the dealer also re-programmed the tranny to Max
Performance mode (not a big problem).

During the last week or so I noticed that there was a rather large kick back
and thumping when accelerating and the tranny kicking down - this was a
concern as it hadn't done this since the repair. I was also on holidays and
my warranty has just expired.

Well I re-programmed the tranny back into Adaptive Shift mode and this has
removed the whiplash effect when kicking down. Hopefully this has fixed the
problem for the long term.

The real question is has any one else encountered similar problems?

Kittbagg

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Jason - 05 Jan 2004 08:31 GMT

I have an EL Ghia that does exactly what you're describing, and oddly enough
only started doing it after a visit to a dealer. I didn't know they had
different modes etc, just thought the transmission was on the way out (even
though the car only has 90K on it now, and the problem started around the
60-70K mark)...

Presuming it is the same thing, how do I reprogram mine into adaptive shift
mode so I can get rid of this awful thud.

Cheers,

Jason.

> Recently had my transmission looked at under waranty as during the first
> shift from 1st to 2nd there was a thump that I wasn't too happy with. It was
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> Kittbagg

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Bill - 05 Jan 2004 21:23 GMT

you cant, its not a feature on yours.

diff clunking is not uncommon at all with aussie made Holden's and fords.

bloody unlikely your tranny will be screwed at 90,000ks unless its been
thrashed every day of its life.

> I have an EL Ghia that does exactly what you're describing, and oddly enough
> only started doing it after a visit to a dealer. I didn't know they had
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nundahbill@hotmail.com - 06 Jan 2004 03:00 GMT

I am curious as to what major differences (if any) were made between the
three AU series Falcons and, also, is there any "known" major mechanical
problems that I
should watch for in my AU11 at higher mileages?
I have an SR AU11 approx 29K and, to date, dealer has attended to a "clunk"
when reversing with steering on hard lock; and another occasional "clunk"
when auto in reverse. Neither of these problems were picked up by dealer
until raised with them.
Bigbill

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Kittbagg - 06 Jan 2004 04:19 GMT

> I have an EL Ghia that does exactly what you're describing, and oddly enough
> only started doing it after a visit to a dealer. I didn't know they had
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> Jason.

Sorry you miss out, Adaptive Shift was new in the AUII XRs

Kittbagg

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