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Peter Milnes · Sep 22nd, 2002, 01:23

It would seem that overdrive selection has packed up. This could be due to the switch, the relay or the overdrive solenoid. A trace of the wiring underneath the car on the right side of the overdrive unit should let you know if the wiring to the solenoid has come adrift. The relay is on the relay tray (sorry cannot tell you where as I have only 700/900 information) and could well have succumbed to the problem of badly soldered joints inside the can. Repair or replacement will effect a cure if this is the cause. Sometimes the switch wiring becomes faulty and it requires removing the switch from the gearlever to check for this. The Haynes manual should be helpful but the top manual reccomendation for the 200 series is the Bentley manual. I think it is available from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk. Best of luck and if it is the relay I think the light should come on and off with the switch selection.

All the best, Peter.

Sep 22nd, 2002, 01:23	#2
Peter Milnes Premier Member Last Online: Apr 10th, 2014 00:01 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tonyrefail	RE: No shift to final gear It would seem that overdrive selection has packed up. This could be due to the switch, the relay or the overdrive solenoid. A trace of the wiring underneath the car on the right side of the overdrive unit should let you know if the wiring to the solenoid has come adrift. The relay is on the relay tray (sorry cannot tell you where as I have only 700/900 information) and could well have succumbed to the problem of badly soldered joints inside the can. Repair or replacement will effect a cure if this is the cause. Sometimes the switch wiring becomes faulty and it requires removing the switch from the gearlever to check for this. The Haynes manual should be helpful but the top manual reccomendation for the 200 series is the Bentley manual. I think it is available from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk. Best of luck and if it is the relay I think the light should come on and off with the switch selection. All the best, Peter.