Hi all, 4x4 help needed here!
Managed to get under my car for a bit this afternoon the check or change and work out what the shunting effect is.
Pulled the Haldex fill plug, fluid is up to the level and a clean amber colour so must have been done not that long before I got the car. Checked the diff oil at the same time and again clean, nothing stuck to the fill plug.
So what on earth is the thunking sound when I pull away? Tilt head up a bit, turn car around on the “ramps” to get a better look under the front end.....
Oh....
So from my understanding this is the transfer case and it’s covered in mucky black gunk, there’s a little drop of fresh oil toward the rear (left side in first picture, closer in second, upside down picture) which again looked and felt clean on the finger. It had an oil change last week so does the transfer case share a sump with the main engine or does it have its own?
Anybody had this issue and sussed a fix for it? Or do I need to take it to a Vauxhall garage for this? I’ve got one local who might be worth a go, good words from friends who use them.
Info: 2014 Insignia Country Tourer 4x4, 2.0 CDTI (A20DTH)
Managed to get under my car for a bit this afternoon the check or change and work out what the shunting effect is.
Pulled the Haldex fill plug, fluid is up to the level and a clean amber colour so must have been done not that long before I got the car. Checked the diff oil at the same time and again clean, nothing stuck to the fill plug.
So what on earth is the thunking sound when I pull away? Tilt head up a bit, turn car around on the “ramps” to get a better look under the front end.....
Oh....
So from my understanding this is the transfer case and it’s covered in mucky black gunk, there’s a little drop of fresh oil toward the rear (left side in first picture, closer in second, upside down picture) which again looked and felt clean on the finger. It had an oil change last week so does the transfer case share a sump with the main engine or does it have its own?
Anybody had this issue and sussed a fix for it? Or do I need to take it to a Vauxhall garage for this? I’ve got one local who might be worth a go, good words from friends who use them.
Info: 2014 Insignia Country Tourer 4x4, 2.0 CDTI (A20DTH)
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