It is a 92 740 GL wagon with turbo engine. It shifts into first and second fine, but never shifts to third. Makes it eat gas, not to mention the strain on the tranny from revving so high! I tried adjusting the kickdown cable a little both ways, but dont have a manual for this car, and don't really know any procedure to check if it is adjusted properly. Could it simply be that the kickdown cable is bad or misadjusted and so preventing it from shifting into high gear? (Yes, I have tried selecting/deselecting the overdrive button on the gear selector, has no effect)
And why is it called "kickdown" cable? It appears that it is just a mechanical way for the tranny to sense throttle position.
We got this used car with a spare tranny which the seller says is a good one...but just the labor to replace it would be a lot! Thanks Jim