EGC - Gearbox Repair Required
Hi Everyone,
I need your help ,please share your opinions on this.
Two weeks ago trying to start the car i got "Gearbox Repair Required" error on my dashboard, getting this error will not allow the engine to start. My first thought was i'm f**d, gearbox gone, only the actuator part will cost me more than 1k. Opened the bonnet, checked the wiring, pressed the sockets attached to the gearbox case, left it for 10 min, then tried again to start the car, all good, miracle, the car was running perfectly. Oh well , maybe was one-off.
A week later same scenario, now i'm at the forth iteration, i don't even open the bonnet, i just wait 5 -10 min and after the car runs fine. It seems to happen more and more often.
I already reset the computer by unplugging the battery, leaving 10 min , bla, bla,etc, did not fixed it, today it happened again.
My opinion is this, every time we turn the key, in the first phase the computer checks all sensors, that is why we see dials going up and down, one thing that also checks is the gearbox position, this is visible every time i initialise the car, for 1 second the selected letters changes before ignition. I believe the gearbox position sensor is about to die or a connecting wire is half broken or the on board computer software is corrupted somehow. Normally when parked, with the engine off and the keys in the ignition, if you switch the gears you can hear a mechanical click, that means the actuator was triggered. When i get the error no mechanical click is heard, the computer is not even trying, again maybe because the gearbox position sensor doesn't feed the info.
Before i go to a Peugeot garage (i really doubt that a local garage has any knowledge about ECG gearboxes) i would like to know your opinions. I already imagine that they will choose to change the actuator (less headache and more £££ for them), then i will get the error again, then they will recommend to change the clutch and the flywheel and so on.
I can't see it as a mechanical failure since all is fine after 10 minutes (car goes in economy mode).
Please help, thank you in advance!
Peugeot 508 SW 1.6 HDI 112 BHP 80K MILES
Daniel
Hi Everyone,
I need your help ,please share your opinions on this.
Two weeks ago trying to start the car i got "Gearbox Repair Required" error on my dashboard, getting this error will not allow the engine to start. My first thought was i'm f**d, gearbox gone, only the actuator part will cost me more than 1k. Opened the bonnet, checked the wiring, pressed the sockets attached to the gearbox case, left it for 10 min, then tried again to start the car, all good, miracle, the car was running perfectly. Oh well , maybe was one-off.
A week later same scenario, now i'm at the forth iteration, i don't even open the bonnet, i just wait 5 -10 min and after the car runs fine. It seems to happen more and more often.
I already reset the computer by unplugging the battery, leaving 10 min , bla, bla,etc, did not fixed it, today it happened again.
My opinion is this, every time we turn the key, in the first phase the computer checks all sensors, that is why we see dials going up and down, one thing that also checks is the gearbox position, this is visible every time i initialise the car, for 1 second the selected letters changes before ignition. I believe the gearbox position sensor is about to die or a connecting wire is half broken or the on board computer software is corrupted somehow. Normally when parked, with the engine off and the keys in the ignition, if you switch the gears you can hear a mechanical click, that means the actuator was triggered. When i get the error no mechanical click is heard, the computer is not even trying, again maybe because the gearbox position sensor doesn't feed the info.
Before i go to a Peugeot garage (i really doubt that a local garage has any knowledge about ECG gearboxes) i would like to know your opinions. I already imagine that they will choose to change the actuator (less headache and more £££ for them), then i will get the error again, then they will recommend to change the clutch and the flywheel and so on.
I can't see it as a mechanical failure since all is fine after 10 minutes (car goes in economy mode).
Please help, thank you in advance!
Peugeot 508 SW 1.6 HDI 112 BHP 80K MILES
Daniel
