selespeed problems

Hi folks,

I've got a beautiful 156 selespeed 2000 vintage but...I can't get into 4th
gear. Problem I've got is if I change up it goes 1,2,3 then misses 4 and
into 5. If I try and change down from 5 it loses the plot and revs a bit and
then stays in 5. But if I doubleclick the button or the stick it goes from 5
to 3 no problem! Or if I brake it happily drops from 5 to 3,2,1. Confused! I
am!

This has lasted for three weeks. One dealer said (on the phone) new actuator
£1500!!. Took it to another dealer and asked for a diagnostic to be done.
They charged me £64 and told me I needed a new gear box.

Now, to make it interesting the selespeed is working again and finding 4th
(most of the time) so it can't be the gearbox. Its not a mechanical problem
with the pump or the actuator either. I think its either a sensor problem or
a software problem. The selespeed `oil` reservoir has been checked and is
full.

Does anybody have any idea what is going on? Why do we have to do the job
the dealers should be able to do???

Luv from Dogtown

Alfa 156
red and red leather

"dogtown" <dogtown88 DeleteThis @hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:0WFhg.14002$lQ.1896@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...
> Hi folks,
>
> I've got a beautiful 156 selespeed 2000 vintage but...I can't get into 4th
> gear. Problem I've got is if I change up it goes 1,2,3 then misses 4 and
> into 5. If I try and change down from 5 it loses the plot and revs a bit
> and then stays in 5. But if I doubleclick the button or the stick it goes
> from 5 to 3 no problem! Or if I brake it happily drops from 5 to 3,2,1.
> Confused! I am!
>
> This has lasted for three weeks. One dealer said (on the phone) new
> actuator £1500!!. Took it to another dealer and asked for a diagnostic to
> be done. They charged me £64 and told me I needed a new gear box.
>
> Now, to make it interesting the selespeed is working again and finding 4th
> (most of the time) so it can't be the gearbox. Its not a mechanical
> problem with the pump or the actuator either. I think its either a sensor
> problem or a software problem. The selespeed `oil` reservoir has been
> checked and is full.
>
> Does anybody have any idea what is going on? Why do we have to do the job
> the dealers should be able to do???
>
> Luv from Dogtown
>
> Alfa 156
> red and red leather

Sounds like the actuator to me.

I had the same with my selespeed at circa 1200miles. Apparently it was
cracked.

Not what you wanted to hear!


--
Ivan.

Alfa GT
Ex 156 2.5 V6 Veloce
Ex 156 Selespeed (RIP 22 May 03)
Ex 145 QV
Ex 33 16v QV
Ex 33 QV series 1