my new m8. help pls

[big_tymer]

Hi.i just bought a m8 and it has some problems maybe some one could help me iam new to m8's.
when i start to go from green light by the time i get to
40-50 k/m its all ready in o/d there is a o/d switch on the shifter but it dont wanna work stays in o/d the light dont come on.. on to the next thing... the horn/cruise work some times? most of the time they dont work tho think it could be the rings in the wheel or is it some relay? lotta wires in those cars =/.... one last this 4 now.. the air ride
is WAY up in the bac way way up.... just like my mark7=(
i dont know why they do that. i got air out it went down
more in front then back but turned it bac on went up lil but seems like it wont vent any help would b nice ty


steve...

 

[Frogman]

OD wiring prolly chaffed
Clockspring
Leaking front air bags... just like your mark VII

Next time, please try to structure your questions in such a way that people trying to help you don't get a headache trying to read your post.

 

[big_tymer]

OD wiring prolly chaffed
Clockspring
Leaking front air bags... just like your mark VII

Next time, please try to structure your questions in such a way that people trying to help you don't get a headache trying to read your post.

WOW so not very helpful....

 

[Iszi]

I don't see what's "not very helpful" about it?

OD wiring prolly chaffed

Your OD switch problem is probably caused by damaged wires. Check the wiring and replace as necessary.

Clockspring

Bad clockspring could be the cause of your cruise control/horn issues. Perhaps you should ask how to replace this? (I'd tell you if I knew.)

Leaking front air bags... just like your mark VII

Pretty self-explanatory. There's a leak in your front suspension on both cars, which is why both of them seem to sit high in the rear. Check bags, lines, and solenoids. Replace as needed, or convert to springs.

Next time, please try to structure your questions in such a way that people trying to help you don't get a headache trying to read your post.

+1 here. Proper punctuation, capitalization, spelling, spacing, and paragraph breaks make a post MUCH more readable and easy to understand. Maybe also the reason Frogman made his post so short and vague, although it was still pretty self-explanatory and easy to understand for the most part IMHO.

 

[unity]

ditto. The better you ask, the better the response.

 

[chicken]

Maybe also the reason Frogman made his post so short and vague, although it was still pretty self-explanatory and easy to understand for the most part IMHO.

i was actually very proud of you froggy, i read his post and saw that you were the first response and said "oh hell here we go again" but you were good. ill admit that punctuation and grammar are my down fall (im trying to remember to use the spell check dealee) but even i had a hard time reading that, maby english is his second language but whatever welcome to lvc and i agree with what frogman said for your problems

 

[big_tymer]

horn works now =D yay...
so i took the colom apart today. found a pinched wire
right at the plug on the bottom side. fixed it up horn works fine thank you guys for your help.


the trany is acting realy weird this is my first mark8 but i dont think the trany is spouse to shift from 1st to o/d
by the time i hit 40 k/m it shifts smooth up and down
if i just touch the gas it seems like its does not know what gear it wants to be in the fluid is clean/smells good can some one please help me?

steve

 

[devilchild]

try the shift position sensor.. mine went bad and it would randomly downshift

as for the choppy writing,.. he is from Canada.. maybe he can speak english but not so good at writing.. when i went to montreal a lot of people spoke english ...but most spoke "broken english"

 

[Frogman]

Engrish *sic* is my second language too.

 

[MonsterMark]

i was actually very proud of you froggy, i read his post and saw that you were the first response and said "oh hell here we go again" but you were good. ill admit that punctuation and grammar are my down fall (im trying to remember to use the spell check dealee) but even i had a hard time reading that, maby english is his second language but whatever welcome to lvc and i agree with what frogman said for your problems

Here, chickenviii, I spell-checked it for you.


I was actually very proud of you Froggy. I read his post and saw that you were the first to respond and thought; "oh hell, here we go again". But to my amazement, you held back the snide remarks. I'll admit that punctuation and grammar are my down fall, (I'm trying to remember to use the spell check dealee) but even I had a hard time reading his post. Maybe English is his second language, but whatever, welcome to LVC and I agree with what Frogman suggested were the causes of your problems.

 

[chicken]

Here, chickenviii, I spell-checked it for you.


I was actually very proud of you Froggy. I read his post and saw that you were the first to respond and thought; "oh hell, here we go again". But to my amazement, you held back the snide remarks. I'll admit that punctuation and grammar are my down fall, (I'm trying to remember to use the spell check dealee) but even I had a hard time reading his post. Maybe English is his second language, but whatever, welcome to LVC and I agree with what Frogman suggested were the causes of your problems.

i spell checked it you just made sound better

 

[Frogman]

And they say I don't help out fellow Mark VIII owners... :lol: