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wagoon34 Newbie

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oi,

i have a s2 98 rs4 auto, problem- auto won't change into 4th until i'm either 1.doing 75-80 clicks 2. previously driven the car for long enough @ 60kmh that i changes up by itself. won't change with the manual mode engaged either! thought it may be just the way the auto shift is programmed? any theories?

Also needing a rear brake rotor, can't get one anwhere! Help

Cheers, useless stagea owner. :) peanut butter jelly time. out.

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oi,

i have a s2 98 rs4 auto, problem- auto won't change into 4th until i'm either 1.doing 75-80 clicks 2. previously driven the car for long enough @ 60kmh that i changes up by itself. won't change with the manual mode engaged either! thought it may be just the way the auto shift is programmed? any theories?

Also needing a rear brake rotor, can't get one anwhere! Help

Cheers, useless stagea owner. :( peanut butter jelly time. out.

Welcome!

Can't help with the gearbox issues, but from memory there have been similar issues in some recent threads: do a search for "stagea tiptronic" or "stagea gearbox" it should give you some useful info: like anything, without actually being able to test it, there will only be theories/opinions thrown around, but you may get lucky and find it is a common issue...

As far as the rear rotor is concerned: do you want brand new or used?? Either way, there are a couple of guys parting out their cars in the Stagea classifieds section if you want used parts. Alternatively, check out some of the businesses in the Trader section: they should be able to help you out...

Hope that helps...

Micah

Mr_RS4 Rising Star

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As for the rear brake rotors I have just ordered a set from Dixcel in Japan through Japanparts.com. I just put up a post all about this here

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/St...html&st=200

Go down to post #219 as I've added the links and how I ordered etc. They were shipped yesterday and I only paid for them Sunday night.

And with the Auto issue, when you say 4th thats really the Overdrive but are you sure your not getting confused with the Torque converter lockup which can and probably does feel like another gear change which you might be confusing with 4th. When the car is cold it won't lockup until the Auto has reached a certain temp so it will feel like the car needs to go up one more (Mines like this every night on the way home from work).

When travelling @ 60kms its pretty hard to keep it locked up as any light throttle movement will keep it on boost which won't allow it to lock, at that speed anyway. Its usually a lot easier to get it to lock up and stay that way over 80kms as longs as you use light throttle. Thats probably why you say it takes ages to change and why manual mode makes no difference as it wouldn't with the torque converter lockup.

But if your really not sure take it to an Auto shop and get them to go over it.

Good Luck with it.

**P.S** I'm guessing thats your Stag in your avatar. Is that the one which was at the Xtreem something or other car yard on the magic mile in Moorooka. Looks exaclty the same, I was serioulsly looking at buying that when it was there :( Beautiful car too. Congrats on that :)

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joe26f Proficient

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From what i've read it sounds normal, mine wont shift into 4th until after 5-10mins of driving at 60kph and is warmed up enough but it will if u got to around 75-80kph as you've described. It wont allow you to shift into 4th with tiptronic mode either until its warm enough.

But if you having this problem when the car is warmed up, then as Mr RS4 said get a workshop to go over it becasue it shouldn't have any troubles selecting 4th at 60kph (when warmed up).

RubyRS4 Grand Master

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oi,

i have a s2 98 rs4 auto, problem- auto won't change into 4th until i'm either 1.doing 75-80 clicks 2. previously driven the car for long enough @ 60kmh that i changes up by itself. won't change with the manual mode engaged either! thought it may be just the way the auto shift is programmed? any theories?

Yep, you're a Stagea noob :(

That is normal. The gearbox needs about 5mins of dirving before its warm enough, or unless you're driving 80kph.

Xmetal Mentor

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Yep, you're a Stagea noob :(

That is normal. The gearbox needs about 5mins of dirving before its warm enough, or unless you're driving 80kph.

Longer if you've got a trans cooler too.

wagoon34 Newbie

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okay no worries thanks for the responses! so the 4th gear is really an overdrive, and yes MR RS4 i did buy that car from Xtreem motors or what ever it was, i didn't pay what they were asking though!

Thanks again, my mind is at rest finally!

jippa Proficient

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Yep, you're a Stagea noob :banana:

That is normal. The gearbox needs about 5mins of dirving before its warm enough, or unless you're driving 80kph.

hmm not true. i can get my s2 into 4th at 60 to 70ks after 1 or 2 minutes after start up using triptronic . Also it goes into 4th normally as i live 40 seconds away from the freeway and never has it stayed in 3rd.. Doesent sound like a major problem though

sorry about f#@king with you rested mind :banana:

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