Which type of gear is most common?
Spur gears
Spur gears are the most common type of gears. They have straight teeth, and are mounted on parallel shafts, as shown in figure 1. Sometimes, multiple spur gears are used at once to create very large gear reductions.
Can A S-type auto gearbox fault go unnoticed?
I’ve never had the warning before, but i usually drive it very gingerly. FYI its a 2004 S-Type 2.5 V6 Auto with 53k on the clock. It could be. If you normally drive gently a bit of general wear or oil degredation in the gearbox will go unnoticed.
Is there a gearbox fault in a jaguar’s type?
Jaguar S Type, March 2000, 94000 miles, started showing warning sign “gearbox fault” intermittently. No noise and running smooth but somtimes erratic gear changes. Jaguar dealer diagnosis shows code P0795. Told I need a new gearbox £3500, but car only worth £3000.
What does rough gearchanges and error messages mean?
Rough gearchanges and error messages are symptoms of oil failure amongst other faults so even though it’s not a routine service item I’d suggest at your cars age and mileage it’s well worth having the oil and filter changed to preserve the gearbox. It’s important to use the correct Esso oil and not the usual Dexron III.
When do you need to check the gear box?
You need to check all the electric cables that go to the gear box if they are in good condition. this problem comes about if the oil level is low in the gear box and mostly if the oil needs to be changed. start from this angle and let me know. You can’t post conmments that contain an email address.
Jaguar S Type, March 2000, 94000 miles, started showing warning sign “gearbox fault” intermittently. No noise and running smooth but somtimes erratic gear changes. Jaguar dealer diagnosis shows code P0795. Told I need a new gearbox £3500, but car only worth £3000.
I’ve never had the warning before, but i usually drive it very gingerly. FYI its a 2004 S-Type 2.5 V6 Auto with 53k on the clock. It could be. If you normally drive gently a bit of general wear or oil degredation in the gearbox will go unnoticed.
When did the S type gearbox come out?
It is also to be found in many other models plus vans, trucks and just about everything on wheels. I think that they only time it wasn’t fitted on European Cars other than German ones was in between 1939 and 1945.
Rough gearchanges and error messages are symptoms of oil failure amongst other faults so even though it’s not a routine service item I’d suggest at your cars age and mileage it’s well worth having the oil and filter changed to preserve the gearbox. It’s important to use the correct Esso oil and not the usual Dexron III.