Advice needed

[thesaint]

Hi all,

Just looking for a bit of advice.

Timing belt went on my GR. Depending on how many valves are gone could be a big(expensive) job to fix.

Before this happened for a few weeks the tip box would sometimes get stuck in 3rd and the 'N' light would start flashing. If I switched the ignition off and then back on again it would be fine. This happened to me in total around 5 times.

My question is: is the above a sign that the tip box is about to fail? Is it worth my while getting the engine fixed?

[steelroe]

You have a pm regarding the engine, and in relation to the TIP box I would check the transmission fluid level first. This could be a symptom of the box on the way out but hopefully not

[Storm]

If your "N" light was flashing at 2Hz, then it was overheating, if it was flashing at 1Hz then it could be a semsor. Run a diagnostics check on it and the error codes will tell you if it is a sensor or not.

See here for how to do it.

Arashi

[rsg]

Could be oil level or faulty sensors. As long as it's behaving while driving it should be ok.

My box died last December and I had that exact problem where it would get stuck in 3rd, and N would flash, but now it's going REALLY well.

I miss my car now that I've moved to London.