nrps0 Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Hi I was towing my caravan home after the weekend when the gearbox fault message came on and cut the engine I had to wait 20 mins before the engine would start , there was no problems with the box before and I notice "gearbox Fault" is not listed in the book only gearbox overheat , any ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrps0 Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 sorry its a 4.0 petrol and was running fine until this happened, the coolant was normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 What year is it? An autobox fault shouldn't cause the engine to not start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohbear Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Gearbox is really sensitive to voltage and the 'gearbox fault' message is often the first sign off bad battery or iffy grounds - Perhaps you have a bigger electrical gremlin and the fault message is a red herring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrps0 Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Yes thanks for your replies, the circumstances the fault occurred in ie towing steep hill led me to think overheat however thinking about it and your excellent advice leads me think electrical I am no new comer to the P38 this will be my 4th 2 diesel 2 petrol this is the first time I have any trouble of this nature . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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