xr6me

BA xr6, tranmission I am 17 and dont know much bout cars yet, i have just recently bought a ba xr6 falcon auto and found that the gear changes are a bit harsh, by harsh i mean a bit of a jerk in the change, is this normal or is anyone else experiencing this problem???

dawal5

depends on the amout of throttle your using.... is it bad compared to other autos you've ridden in?

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Curls

After reading your post and taking note this morning from my own experience, BA wagon and Territory RWD, the 3-4 gear change is probably the smoothest of all change points under light to moderate throttle and sometimes the tacho drop/noise is all that gives it away. The only clunking I experienced occurred when slowing down to a crawl, auto changes back to first at the same time as you press to take off again, say like approaching a roundabout with traffic in front and moving slowly but not enough to come to a full stop.

I would say it's not normal and needs a look at.

xr6me

yeah i spose it only really happens at certain points of throttle but i spose i will have to get my mechanic to check it out

MMM

sure its not the 3rd to 4th gear clunk ?? if so its kinda normal

xr6me

nah im gunna try change the tranny fluid and see how that goes, its more a jump into the next gear mainly when its in drive not sports shift...

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boj01

Sometimes when engaging Reverse or Drive from Park, my transmission clunks into that gear. I also guess this is normal - correct me if I'm wrong.

BA_XR6

The BA doesn't exactly have the latest or greatest auto in the world - it will never be as smooth as the latest Jap or German boxes. But in normal driving should be pretty good - but can thump a bit from 4-3 under power. I'd suggest that you get a dealer to look at it as the car should still be under warranty?

xr6me

yeah i will see my dealer, in relating to wat boj01 said its takes i few seconds to engage reverse, now is that normal.

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franc_jay

thats mad im 17 and i want wanna these as well. did you buy it brand new, what colour is it and wot state are you from.