NikkiT

Just to let you all know - the box went back to the guy who supposed to have fixed it and came back in a cardboard box in bits !!! He gave me my £600 back and told me he couldn't fix it! Eventually sourced a box from Nippon for £622 (wish i'd of done this in the first place)!!! Straight in topped up with correct amount of fluid and it's lovely again!!! ECT power light went out on the dash also so this was a relief. I actually enjoy driving my baby again! Thanks for all your help. Nik

I paid £600 to have the seals & teflon seals replaced - its about right for that type of work. The 'Tezza is still sat on the ramp at the garage I work at. They took the box off and I took it to the gearbox centre who did the work then I went pick it up and they've put it back on. We topped the fluid up and it's still making no difference - cant' even get it to drive in M range (tiptronic). I'm getting fed up now!!! Gonna have to try get the car up to the gearbox centre as I'm not having the box taken out again!!!

Thanks for the comments on the car. I've had it about 2 and half years. Supercharged it approx 18 months ago with a Blitz Supercharger. Not sure how much it's pushing out though. Thanks for the comments on the gearbox problem. I understand the bit about the 2nd gear safety thing but I'm not too sure as to why it would just sit and rev instead of driving and also the box fluid was filthy. Had a oil change about 4 months ago and it's dirty already so obviously something not right. Does anyone know how many litres of ATF it should take from a complete drain? I've been told 9 litres but need this clarifying. If it's not got enough ATF in then this is poss the problem with the ECT light flashing. I just need my 'Tezza baby back on the road as I'm driving a 1.2 Corsa hire car at the min and it's not good!

Help! I've got a 1999 Altezza Auto. I ve been having problems with it when the weather is cold - i.e. it doesn't let me go into 2nd and when I try to drive it just revs the engine. Took it to a Auto Gearbox specialist who said I needed the seals replacing. Ok! He's done that but he also said that a part had worn in the box that he couldn't source. It a loop of twisted wires that have worn at the top like a 'brillo pad'. He said it had broken off in the box and therefore mustn't of being doing much good anyway so he's removed it and not replaced it. Anyway, to cut a long story short - gearbox went back into the car tonight and now my ECT POWER light is flashing on the dash and the car will select the gear but won't move! I've had a look in the manual (only got the IS200 one) and it says that if the ECT light is flashing then to contact Lexus as I've got a Transmission Fault. Nothing more nothing less so I'm still non the wiser. Firstly, does anyone know enough to tell me what the loop of twisted wires might be? or why the ECT POWER light is flashing?? Any help or advice i'd be grateful before I go guns blazing at the gearbox centre. Thanks Nikki