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[jon]

Any One Out There Able To Help .my Auto Gear Shift Stick Gets Very Hot On The Metal Bit At The Bottom And I Can Feel The Heat Coming Through Capet On The Floor.ive Changed The Fluid After Been Helped On This Site By Some Helpfull Guys Because I Couldnt Get Reverse And It Worked Thanks

[marky]

i think we all suffer from this as its been brought up before, some have fitted an extra transmission oil cooler to help keep it cool especially when towing the bottom part of your rad helps cool it a bit. if you look under surf towing at the bottom theres some info on there

[jon]

Thanks

Cheers Mark Is It Normal To Get A Lot Of Warm Air Blowing Through Your Vent When Set On Cold When The Air Con Is Off. I Might Be A Bit Paranoid After Having A New Head Fitted A Bit Back. And It Gets Quit Hot Under The Wheel Arches As Well From The Engine Or Is It Normal And Im Just Not Used To All This Space Under The Arch To Have Noticed With A Normal Car

[marky]

The 2.4 tends to generate a lot of heat under the bonnet. just check your levels weekly. some have fitted an electric fan to replace the viscous one, some have wired the front electric fan to a manual switch for extra cooling.

[jon]

Water

When I Check The Water As It Got Enough In If I Can See It In The Well Where The Thermostat Is Even Though The Over Flow Bottle Is Only A Third Full

[marky]

JON its not an overflow bottle as such its an expansion bottle, water gets hot & expands pushing surplus into the bottle when the engine cools it draws the water back into the rad. always top up through the rad cap

[TonyN]

Any One Out There Able To Help .my Auto Gear Shift Stick Gets Very Hot On The Metal Bit At The Bottom And I Can Feel The Heat Coming Through Capet On The Floor.ive Changed The Fluid After Been Helped On This Site By Some Helpfull Guys Because I Couldnt Get Reverse And It Worked Thanks

Its pretty normal, the gearbox is close to the floor pan, and autos get very hot when up to temp. Plus the exhaust runs next to it on one side.

Its OK. You have a autobox fluid overheat warning light the dash, if its not on, I would'nt worry.

[mat1]

.....that is of course unless you found that some of your dash warning bulbs were blown!!

[da SLUG man]

.....that is of course unless you found that some of your dash warning bulbs were blown!!

yeah, but you'd only find out when they come on and nothing happens!