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[budak_raja]

hi guessworks or anybody who'd experienced this kind of problem.

i'm driving a 1.3i mini Rover (A). milage 72000km. used on daily basis (~20-30km daily). it's our second car, but i love to use it over our new ride. the gearbox and engine has been a bless until a couple of days ago. i'll try to describe the problem as detail as possible. since english is not my main language, so please bare with my writing.

problem statement : the engine stalled only when i moved to reverse gear. fyi, the engine idle speed was at ~900-1000 rpm, and it was steady. however when the gear sticked was moved to R, the rpm suddenly dropped down, the engine shaked and stalled soon after. if the gear stick was moved to N or 1,2,3 or D, the rpm back to normal. one point to note, the reverse gear was engaged perfectly. no funny sound whatsoever appeared and i could feel the car was about to move but it stopped when the engine stalled. i have tried to press the accelerator cable while in R (of course with the handbrake up) but the engine rpm did'nt move up. in order to avoid the engine died, i'd to quickly moved to N or D. the car drive well in 1,2,3 and D. so, right now, i'm driving without the R gear.

if anyone experience this kind of problem before, i would very appreciate an advice. thank you.

[Guess-Works.com]

Automatic !

Change the oil....

[budak_raja]

Automatic !

Change the oil....

hi guessworks,
i have changed the oil. in fact, here are what are the things that i've done.

1. engine was changed in early Dec. 20W-50 grade. mineral oil.
2. check spark plugs. (ok)
3. check coolant level (ok)
4. check vacuum hose onto the ECU (ok)
5. check 2 vacuum hoses behind the inlet manifold (ok).

the car is running well. no jerking whatsoever. pls advice on what other things that need to be checked.

one more question, does the auto engine has the gearbox sensor (cranksensor, flywheel etc) just like a modern engine?

thanks.

[freak__76]

so it dies as soon as you shift to R?

how's the electrics? short circuit in reverse light?

/me waits for hazing...

[budak_raja]

so it dies as soon as you shift to R?

how's the electrics? short circuit in reverse light?

/me waits for hazing...

it didn't die right away. the rpm droped down until almost zero. the car will die if i keep staying in R. so, in order to let the engine stay alive, i've got to shift to N. the engine is normal at P, N, and D. right now, if i want to reverse, i got to push the car. so, i'll try as much as possible not to park at where i need to reverse. even i didn't park my car in my garage anymore. just leave it by the side of the road.