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Hold button flashing!
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:46 pm
by acnels
When travelling long distances, i.e. couple of hours, the hold button light on the dashboard flashes and/or the gears are stuck in 3rd/jumps out of 4th into 3rd. However the next day when rested for a day or so it seems to be working again ok. Does anyone have a similar or problem or know how to fix it?
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:55 pm
by dandywarhol
If you join the club acnels you have full access to the factsheets. Loadsa info about the hold light codes.
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:24 pm
by Peg leg Pete
Does the speedo play up at the same time?
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:00 pm
by acnels
No problems with speedo it works fine but has been changed to MPH rather than KPH
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:18 am
by smartmonkey
If it has been changed by putting a little box of tricks at the back of it then try disconnecting that. They often give problems and are a waste of time. I find the only reliable way to convert is to stick a new dial on the face or get a set of Mazda 626 clocks.
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:01 am
by Veg_Ian
But that doesn't account for the problem with the gears. More like the hold light is in fact reporting a fault. The error code can be read by correlating the long and short intervals between the flashes, which repeat in a cycle, against the error codes as listed in the members area.
Many autobox problems stem from old ATF. I would be inclined to change it and clean the filter before looking any further.