delorean12uk wrote:Horsebox wrote:Good point. How would it need to fail in order to trash the box though? Fall to bits and then the metal gets dragged through the gears?.
It's basically a fine wire gauze that trap any particulates that have accumulated in the oil over time. The transmission operates wet clutches, so if debris gets in between the plates it can hinder there performance, even damage it. I have a Renault 4141 automatic transmission service schedule somewhere from the Renault 25/30. I forget what the service interval is, but when you change the transmission fluid, you must drop the sump and unbolt the filter, and basically back flush it through with any spirit, white spirit, petrol etc etc. Then bolt back up. I have never heard of one failing, I did hear a bizarre story somewhere that the automatic Delorean owners were running them without filters in the U.S. and claimed it made them run better????
I have my suspicions of anything after market from any Delorean supplier at the moment because of the failure rate we have been having on all there after market stuff, none of it's tested !!!!
Perhaps it's documented in the link that AJ quoted, but the argument is that the filters plug with material reading to fluid starvation.
Houstons argument was that, as D's usually are relatively low mileage vehicles, the safer option is to remove the filter and just change the fluid every year. A minor amount of wear is preferable to a complete failure. (never heard that it made them run better, though)
As mentioned elsewhere, the filter is impossible to clean properly without disassembly.
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:53 pm
