"EP" mode and now lost reserve gear

[timborob]

Hi

After recently having my HGF and a ongoing suspected Stuck thermostat i have now had a "EP" fault show up on my dashboard and can now longer get reserve gear and what Drive i have is pretty slow.

I have already just recharged the battery for 20+ hours and starts the car fine and have also checked Plenums today and all was good

I have Russell from MG Solutions booked to do the Thermostat next sunday and he has a T4 and is going to check the error codes.

Is there anything else i could check and if i now do have a gearbox problem where the best/trusted place i could get it diagnosed?

Any help gladly accepted

Regards
Tim

[Greeners]

Get the fault codes checked first on a T4...EP is the emergency program to try and stop further damage to the car.

[timborob]

Thanks for your reply

From what i have read on here is that if you lose reverse gear then its probable the gearbox will require stripping down


I do have warranty but was recently turned down for the HGF due to they don't cover overheating to the cylinder head.

Not pleased with my purchase only 4 months ago and if the warranty doesn't cover it then i will try to sell on here as cannot continue on like this

Originally Posted by Greeners

Get the fault codes checked first on a T4...EP is the emergency program to try and stop further damage to the car.

[James.uk]

Personaly I would get the gearbox checked BEFORE you spend another penny on the car as a faulty gearbox can cost far more to repair than your car is worth..
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[timborob]

I will be calling up Russell and discussing if the T4 session will bring up anything relevant from error codes which might point to just electrical/ solenoid faults that would cause syptoms

Can anyone on here recommend or who can help me with diagnostic on my Auto Gearbox in the London area?

[BigRuss]

Originally Posted by timborob

I will be calling up Russell and discussing if the T4 session will bring up anything relevant from error codes which might point to just electrical/ solenoid faults that would cause syptoms

Can anyone on here recommend or who can help me with diagnostic on my Auto Gearbox in the London area?

T4 will normally fully interrogate the autobox ecu and gearbox electronics which may tell you the most likely cause of the problem.

It may be a solenoid or wiring problem both of which can be accessed without the removal of the gearbox. (The soleniod pack is located under a cover on the front of the gearbox.)

Russ

[timborob]

Thanks for the reply Russ

That gives me some hope for it to being a cheaper to repair
as this is really worrying me now

Tim

[SD1too]

Originally Posted by timborob

... this is really worrying me now.

Tim,

It might have nothing to do with the gearbox. If a sensor connected to the automatic transmission ECU fails, it will display 'EP' and could disable certain gearbox functions. Recently a member had an 'EP' indication when his battery voltage was below a level programmed into the ECU!

I know it's worrying, but remember we're dealing with computers here. Take it one step at a time. Go ahead with the T4 session and report back. At this stage don't allow yourself to be talked into having a reconditioned transmission.

Simon.

[timborob]

Simon

Thanks for replying.
I hope it is just a ECU error like you say can happen
I would really like to get the car T4 sessioned sooner than next sunday
but this was already pre-arranged aswell as a thermostat change

The wait to find out what's going on is really going to bug me!


Tim

[Greeners]

You could try disconnecting the battery for 20 mins and see if that clears the fault....