Renault Clio 2003 Auto Gearbox Problem

[m3mpower]

hi, i am sorry not to post a solution to your problem, but i want to say i have a 2002 renault clio quickshift, and it has exactly the same problem as yours, when i move the gear lever up to select 1, the 1 light starts to flash on the dash and then goes back to N, the car doesn't move anywhere, also, when i select 1, the engine doesn't rev up, it almost wants to die if i press the accelerator pedal, and as soon as it goes back to N, the engine revs up fine again.
i was told it could be a problem with the multifunction switch, the resistance must be set to 0 at the terminals, i will check that tomorrow and post here if anything new,useful.
thanks
Regards

[z786]

plz post results, im still stuck with that 1, i even changed the whole wiring loom but still no success

[m3mpower]

plz post results, im still stuck with that 1, i even changed the whole wiring loom but still no success

Hi there, this is the first time i do some work on this car and on a clio in general.
i have found a manual on the internet on how to adjust the multifunction switch but on an automatic clio and not on a quickshift auto/manual model, so i was hoping it would be the same procedure but it is not, i didnt know where to adjust the multifunction and where to check resistance on the terminals,
please have a look at the photos attached and could you please tell me where to find the multifunction switch on this car, thanks in advance
Regards

[z786]

on the manual it mite mean your gearstick!!
btw i managed 2 get it working, after i changed the loom, i noticed 40A fuse in engine fusebox blown, replaced it and PROBLEM SOLVED!

now i cant figure wether it was blown before and i never noticed or it blew after change of loom?

now the only problem left is that the gearbox motor stays running and kills the battery

[m3mpower]

on the manual it mite mean your gearstick!!
btw i managed 2 get it working, after i changed the loom, i noticed 40A fuse in engine fusebox blown, replaced it and PROBLEM SOLVED!

now i cant figure wether it was blown before and i never noticed or it blew after change of loom?

now the only problem left is that the gearbox motor stays running and kills the battery

HI, the manual was not about the gearstick, it was about the multifunction switch on top of the gearbox, but it was for a different type, the fully automatic ( torque converter ) gearbox, and not the quickshift auto/manual one like mine, so i couldn't find the multifunction switch on my one.
i will add a link to the manual i have and you can see the difference.
can you tell me if your symptoms were the same as mine, my one doesnt go into 1, it goes but the 1 flashes for a few seconds and goes back to N, and i cant select A auto from the button on the side of the gearstcik.
do you have a parts diagram for this gearbox, i want to know where the multi switch is, and the solenoids ??
thanks

[z786]

multiswitch is the big plug that all gearbox wires are connected 2.(if you look to the right of your first picture, the plug with the purple thing, that looks like it)
my symptoms wer the same, if you look at the gearbox and you will see the loom connects 2 a few plugs on the gearbox, they are the solenoids, in which order i do not know.
have you had a diagnostics check run on it????????

[m3mpower]

multiswitch is the big plug that all gearbox wires are connected 2.(if you look to the left of your first picture, the plug with the purple thing, that looks like it)
my symptoms wer the same, if you look at the gearbox and you will see the loom connects 2 a few plugs on the gearbox, they are the solenoids, in which order i do not know.
have you had a diagnostics check run on it????????

hi, no i haven't done a diagnostic check on it yet, i am expecting to use renault can clip diagnostic interface tool which is what dealers use but i have to wait a long time before i can get my hands on it.
and i was worried nothing would come up on the diagnostic.
anyway, according to the renault manual i have attached uploaded in my previous post, the big purple connector is the Modular connector, the multifunction switch is a different one, please look at the manual, scroll down to the page of adjustment instructions for the multifunction switch and you'll see what i mean.
so what do you reckon the problem is? is it the solenoids or the hydraulic thing or the wiring loom or ????
when you changed the gearbox and the wiring loom, was the problem still there until you changed the fuse ??
sorry about all these questions but i need to sort this out.
thanks in advance

[BeianM]

Check the resistance of the solenoids at the multi connector
Most common fault on the early renault gearbox. Other than that remember they are made of cheese, as a friend at the autobox shop informs me

[z786]

, the multifunction switch is a different one, please look at the manual, scroll down to the page of adjustment instructions for the multifunction switch and you'll see what i mean.

page 3 of your manual

"IMPORTANT

The multifunction switch must be in position N in

order for it to be removed."

now you tell me what the multifunction switch is????

on the manual it mite mean your gearstick!!

hmmmmmmmmmm i wonder

[z786]

the multifunction switch mentioned is a selector switch on gearbox itself which is linked 2 the multiswitch inside, i dont think this gearbox has 1 2 be honest

about the rest of your questions, get a diagnostic done first then we take it from there

[m3mpower]

Hi, i have found the correct manual/information on this type of gearbox, its a sequential type and i hape uploaded the PDF manual, it shows all details about solenoid valves and sensors, i know you have already fixed your one but you may need it in the future or for reference.
i still haven't fixed my one, i will start this weekend, if you find anything obvious/useful about this fault please let me know.
Regards

[z786]

can any1 giv me the location wer the gearbox ecu "TCU" on one of these is??
thanks

[m3mpower]

can any1 giv me the location wer the gearbox ecu "TCU" on one of these is??
thanks

its next to the battery, 2 in 1 engine and gearbox ECU..

[z786]

thanks, the original problem has returned!!!!!!
checked computer voltage on diagnostics and its 0.4v
i belive its a ecu fault, going 2 try disconnecting ecu and checking pin data

you sorted yours yet???????

[Meat-Head]

thanks, the original problem has returned!!!!!!

Cursoity:

When you have finished 'playing' draw a 'map' so you have something like

3 rd green wire 10 volts (whatever)

brown plug orange wire 8 volts *(whatever)

etc

leave the car 'ready to drive' Leave it a day, repeat experiment on 'above' wires soo if you get a differance.

Got to go and eat food and have a bath (smell worse than a plant fitter)