FTO Drivers Club, Western Australia

[guest]

Hey every1

I recently bought a FTO and there's a slight problem with the transmission.. the car is tiptronic..

For example, as i'm driving and it moves thru the gears (this only happens occasionly) its gets stuck in 3rd and the neutral icon flashes..

And to correct the problem i would have to turn off/on the car.. this will go on 3-4 times in a row and the problem will just go away...

Is it cause the transmission fluid is low?? or is it something more serious??

can any1 help a gal out??

[marielle]

Yeah u might want to check the oil, Mine did that when a hose to the transmission was leaking. It got stuck in 3rd, with neutral flashing and was smoking like crazy. If u look under where ur car has been parked and there is a pool of reddish oil then thats probably it.

If its the same thing its just like a $10 hose and oil, nothing major. But there is a few other places it can leak from. Id get it looked at ASAP if I were u cuz its not good to be driving it if ya leaking oil and run out mid tri[.

[Guest]

ok thanx marielle..

ima check tell my bf to check it for me today...

thanx again

[Guest]

Hey every1

This is really gettin on my nerves...
My bf and his mates look all over the car and could find any leaks in the transmission lines and they also checked the levels and everything is A ok.

But the thing still gets stuck in 3rd gear.. they reks it has to be a electronic issue...

Does any1 knoe wat it might be??
or does any1 knoe where i can take it to to get fixed...

Thanx for the help

[marielle]

Maybe something is getting blocked and stopping the oil from getting through? Its a very similar result to what I had so its weird. I have all my work done at Autofix in Kelmscott, theyre great!

[RichardH]

There is a very detailed 'sticky' posting up at the UK FTO Owners club forum.

Go to http://www.ftooc.org/contents/, select 'Forum', then find the Gearbox section.

One of the top posts is entitled: Sticky: Tiptronic Flashing "N"

Check it out.


Also, under their 'General' section, there is a similarly excellent summary called: Sticky: Error codes and their diagnosis


These both go further than the "how to extract the codes" article on our site.


Hope this helps.


Incidentally, the FTO's INVECS-II tiptronic gearbox is no longer a mystery for Mitsubishi dealerships... Magnas have had this type of gearbox for years now. You shouldn't be faced with blank looks if you take it to a competent dealership and ask for an opinion. Of course, dealer service centres ain't usually known for being cost-effective, hehe.


- Rich

[Guest]

make sure you use genuine mitsu oil in the gearbox too, i hear any other oil can cause problems

[Guest]

Thanx for all the support from every1 who replied.
i'm just checked out those links u told me to visit Richard..
thanx feel lets stressed now.
i just booked my car in at Crockenberg Motors.. They said the problem is easily fixed..

thanx again

[GuestWA]

Hi guys, today i encountered a problem but i am still at a lost whether is it a potential hazard to my FTO
Anyone has any idea what does the indicator on the right side of the panel just above the 'doors not closed' icon??
the indicator will blink whenever i apply pressure to my brake or even if it goes through a small bum on the road
anyway it looks something like a container with fluid in it and there is a small opening at the top
please enlighten me!!
thanks

[RichardH]

Ah, now that's an easy one!!!!

It's your windscreen washer fluid level. It's low.

Also called the "G-Force Meter", as it shows when you brake/corner.

- Rich

[Yanz]

Hey Peepz....

There is something seriously wrong with my car...i have a 95 Tip Tronic Mivec FTO....whenever i drive it for some reason it drops down to 3rd gear and gets stuck n the "N" light flashes n i have to turn off the car n turn it back on for it go away but then it just keeps coming back....

Is it the gearbox??