Learning to drive a vehicle is not constantly unproblematic, and often it may seem like a good solution to select an automatic Renault Scenic, if it’s for simple convenience or ease of use, this type of transmission is becoming more and more wide-spread. However, although they may seem like the best choice, there might as well be complications with the automatic gearboxes of your Renault Scenic . This is precisely the theme of our content. First, we’ll briefly show you the different types of automatic gearboxes, then, in a second step, which complications you might come across with the gearbox of your Renault Scenic , and, finally, how to solve them.
The different sort of automatic gearbox of a Renault Scenic
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Gearboxes have the advantage of being known to be trustworthy, as you don’t need to use your clutch pedal and everything is electronically and mechanically managed there will be no premature wear of your clutch or other parts that could be put to the test by misuse on your component.
However, depending on the type of automatic transmission your Renault Scenic is equipped with you will have more or less reliability, we will expose them to you now:
- Classic automatic gearbox: It will use a torque converter, which will control the gear changes, it’s the oldest technology, it has evolved quite a lot in the last decades (more gears and a better management of the gear changes).
- Robotized automatic gearbox: This is a manual gearbox with a robotized mechanism that will replace the driver’s action. This type of gearbox is less and less general because they are considered very slow. We as well generally feel a coupling during deceleration.
- Dual-clutch automatic transmission: This is the ultimate automatic transmission, it works on the same concept as the robotic transmission, but thanks to its dual clutch, you won’t have any more complications with slow speeds or elevated fuel consumption. They are often fitted on luxury models.
- Continuously variable automatic box: It is the same principle as on a scooter, a variator will come to control the differences between acceleration and motor speed, they are really slow and tend to be unresponsive during the acceleration phases of your Renault Scenic.
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I’m having complications with the automatic transmission on my Renault Scenic
We now start the component that definitely attracts you the most in this article, what are the complications you may face with the automatic transmission of your Renault Scenic? As described earlier, generally speaking they are more reliable than manual transmissions, nevertheless, here are the most important complications you may come across:
- As described over, no matter what type of automatic gearbox, they are generally established to be slow and have inertia when accelerating. However, this phenomenon is supposed to appear only when the car is started, not when it is launched. If it feels like it comes about all the time, the clutch or converter is most certainly dead.
- I have the feeling that a gear in the automatic transmission of my Renault Scenic no longer shifts or jumps: If you have the feeling that your gears no longer shift or tend to jump on your Renault Scenic, there is a component that is most certainly to blame for this failure. In truth, the solenoid that works as a “switch” to engage the gears must not be working effectively, second option, a speed or engine unit speed sensor may be faulty and send the wrong information to your gearbox.
- If you feel drops coming from the automatic gearbox of your Renault Scenic: If you feel a clutch when you go up or when you slow down, it is either your oil which is too old and which does not lubricate any more adequately all the mechanisms of your gearbox, or else a sensor which gives bad information
- My Renault Scenic’s automatic transmission is leaking: Finally, if your Renault Scenic’s automatic transmission is leaking, it’s most probably one of your spy seals is too worn.
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How do I fix automatic transmission complications on a Renault Scenic?
And finally, we’re going to try to give you the solutions to fix the automatic transmission complications on your Renault Scenic . Find them down below:
- Oil leak on the automatic gearbox of a Renault Scenic: Locate the origin of the leak, and replace the concerned gasket, get it conducted by a specialist, opening a gearbox is not easy. It will cost you a few hundred euros, specifically for the labour. Do not hesitate to read our content on gearbox oil leaks on Renault Scenic.
- Sensor issue: No matter which sensor is involved, a replacement is the only solution, sensors do not repair themselves, you should count from 100 to a few hundred euros according to the difficulty of access to the one that worries you.
- Couplings: If you have complications with the couplings on your Renault Scenic, you will only need to do a complete gearbox replace to gain comfort and preserve your gears.
- The automatic gearbox of my Renault Scenic slips: In this case, you certainly have a dead clutch disc, you will have to replace the clutch, and on some models you won’t have the ability to replace it without doing a standard exchange of the gearbox, be prepared to spend more than a thousand euros.
There are other automatic transmission complications on Renault Scenic, such as electronic problems or pressure complications, but this list lists the most important ones, whatever the case, for such complex mechanisms. When you feel a problem on this level, we suggest you to go quickly to your mechanic.
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