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I had a CX2400 C-Matic, it was a dog of a car, nearly put me right off Cits 'specially CXs but having said that my Mum has a 1972 DS21 injected with the hydraulic gearshift. Never had a seconds trouble with it, if I was to go back to another earlier Cit it would be either the CX25 gti turbo manual or another BX.Ouch. Now that's a reason!
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, come to think of it in my case, given that I do love my C-matic....
Hi addo, I'm about to join the Peugeot family, I'm looking at a 2000 406 TD manual to replace my now dead C5HDI. Going to have a look on Saturday.I personally wouldn't piss on them if they were burning.
Seems as though the sealed for life trannies aren't really sealed for life. Some Cit owners have discovered that if you remove the inspection bolt you can also drain and fill the transmission with fresh fluid.Sadly, that doesn't seem to work too well with these modern 'sealed for life' auto boxes. I've heard of suspiciously too many failures, both with euro ZF boxes and these asian types. Anyone got experience to offer on my question?
HiThe trouble is not that you cannot drain the gearbox. The drain plug is easy enough. It also contains a smaller level plug that works on the waterfall principle..... that is used at re filling to get the correct level. It also is not done cold. IIRC 65 degrees C was the recommended temp.
The problem is that the torque converter cannot be drained except at complete disassembly time. So while draining the 'box, the TC stays full.
Hence the reason for the series of multiple part drainings. The torque converter shares the oil supply and therefore holds a couple of litres of contaminated oil.