Is my gearbox beat, or is it a simple fix/adjustment?

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harryk

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On driving my s124 from London to NI via Liverpool, I've noticed that the car seems to slip/lose drive in third gear. If I lift off when driving at, say 40mph and the car decelerates, the revs will flare and it will slip for a second or so beforegoing back in to 3rd.

Is this a problem that can be fixed with adjustments/new fluids or is it something more sinister? I have a spare box for the worst case scenario but I hope its not...

Also, I will be posting up a thread soon of my brakes and suspension refresh. I've decided to get the lot done before I put it into daily service and its quite a list...
 
The first thing to do is to properly check the fluid level.

Get the transmission up to running temperature which means at least a ten minute drive, then check the level with the car on level ground, engine running and gear selector in Park. It should be between the marks on the dipstick.

I don't know if 124s came equipped with dipsticks as standard. If they didn't, there are plenty available on a popular interweb auction site.
 
My plan was to do a gearbox service asap and see if that works- fingers crossed!
 

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