Intermittently on about 5 occasions in the last month I have had the situation where I get into the car turn on the ignition and there is no P for Park showing on the dash display and then start normally and go to drive off in D and the D falshes and the it feels as though the auto is in the limp mode with torque converter locked up. Turn everyting off and re-start and all is well again.

This appears to happen generally from a cold start and never occurs whilst actually driving. WHen it does happen the spedo is fine so it's not a wheel sensor.

Any useful suggestion from those with similar experience or tranny experts.

It's a BA with the 4 Speed BTR box.

Dingah

Flashing 'D' is a transmission error.

If it is intermittent, then I would check my connections, particularly the ones on the side of the transmission, as this could be a bad connection.

Yup, checked them and all appear ok.

Transmission drives fine so I doubt there is an actual fault more like a ddgy sensor somewhere?

Dingah

There are not a lot of sensors in the 4 speed, I think only temp., so more likely faulty wiring.

Ford can connect the analyser and tell you what the error code is.

Now have downloaded codes which indicate S5 solenoid (adjustable line pressure) going to open circuit.

Connections and solenoid will be checked out and if necessary replaced next week (approx $70 for a replacment).

Dingah

Sounds like you have a fried solenoid

Good luck with the repair

Thanks Ninka - the valve body was modded by Tony Dominello at Dural a couple of years ago when tuning first began, so I am hoping that the solenoids remained standard in order to make sourcing a replacement easier.

Dingah

SO far so good. Glen a ESP pulled the pan down and thoroughly checked and re-assembled and crimped all loom connections and checked through the resistance of the loom and S5 slenoid and currently all appears good again.

Bloody hope so as it's a delibating fault!

Dingah

That's good news mate, hope it's all sorted now

SO far so good.  Glen a ESP pulled the pan down and thoroughly checked and re-assembled and crimped all loom connections and checked through the resistance of the loom and S5 slenoid and currently all appears good again.

Bloody hope so as it's a delibating fault!

Dingah

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Good luck with that.

Hopefully by reporting an open circuit, it may just have been a poor connection on the solenoid connectors