Hot Gear Box

[noelshehan]

Hi,

Bought a Premio NZT240 recently and I find the Auto Gear unit get hot when long distance driving (even for 25km). Did a transmission fluid change but still no improvement. Any idea whats the cause of this?

Thanks.

Shehan

[jdnet]

how do you know the transmission is getting hotter than normal?

[noelshehan]

I feel the abnormal heat right under the gear when i drive. Wasnt sure about the transmission fluid though (just a guess). None of my other cars had this issue.

[VVTi]

Well, for starters, the actual gear box is no where near the gear lever. One reason this could be happening is that the car floor insulating must be torn or missing. Also normally the CAT is near where the selector lever is, so there might be a hear transfer. Which is normal in other regular cars.

[Sylvi]

I feel the abnormal heat right under the gear when i drive. Wasnt sure about the transmission fluid though (just a guess). None of my other cars had this issue.

'noelshehan',

this vehicle you are referring is a front wheel drive. how can your gear shift under get heated possible answer is given by VVTi check that. If the transmission is over heating you will have some other problems.

Sylvi wijesinghe.

[noelshehan]

Thanks for all the comments. I shall put to Macro Autotech who does the repairs and check the outcome. I also feel there is something wrong somewhere.

Once again thanks.

[jdnet]

a little heat in the area above the exhaust is normal. If there's excess heat it could mean a missing heat shield or a blocked catalytic convertor.