307 auto tranmission - hard gear changes

Recently I took my 307 2.0lt in for 90K service and was told by the PUG

mechanic that the transmission required 1 litre of transmission fluid.
He said it happens every now and then. It seems to have softened the
gear changes but recently started doing it again. Can anyone tell me
where I check the tranny fluid level? Does it have a dipstick or level

viewer window?
Also, if anyone has any comments/suggestions or general info about this

problem, I would like to know more.
Thanks, Dan

 

i am also one of the deranged few who brought what i called to peugeot
customer service a silk purse from a sows ear
2.0 hdi sw 90 bhp 53000 miles to date
new cd change
new carpet
new suspension bushes
refit of the anti roll bar the garage left the bolts loose
new catches on rear seats
lack of power due to dirty fuel lines
new discs & pads35000?
3 weeks after they neglected to tell me the warrenty was up
new roller tensioner on the fan belt ( sheared bolt)
now new gearbox required
Peugeot cutomer service complete waste of time
she looks lovely shineing in the sun but oh dear what a hunk of junk
friday night monday morning car
i hear people are having the same problems with the 407

oh dear i will get rid next march if i can get it off the drive

 

Generally, Peugeot's high torque engines work harder on the auto
transmission. I've had 306 and 406 before, the mineral and semi -synthetic
fluid seems not good enough for the job. After changed to Castrol Trans Z
full synthetic fluid. the rough gear change disappeared. I was going to do
the same to my Citroen C5, but the dealer advised me not to do so during the
warrenty period.

 

Thanks Yuting & Yuming Wan,
That's interesting about the transmission fluid you used. I will keep
that in mind and maybe have it replaced at the 100,000kms service with
synthetic stuff. It will be out of warranty by then so worth a shot.
Dan

 

Hi
Remember me?

I took my 307 into the dealer with my problem and they are changing
over my transmission for free. They agree there is a problem and
seeing as the car is still covered by warranty, they agreed to change
over with a reconditioned transmission. I am happy with that. They
haven't gone into the nut and bolts of it so to speak so I don't know
exactly what is wrong with the old one...and I haven't picked it up yet
either as it is still in the workshop. I will ask them exactly what
they found.
So yeah...problematic transmissions they are indeed and they don't like
to admit it...they just replace them. I'm sure this will happen again
one day but until then I will just drive a little longer and then maybe
sell it.
Thanks for the advice on the Castrol Z trans oil. I told the dealer
about it and they agreed that a different oil (namely synthetic)
proabbly would have made a world pof difference on a new working
transmission, but mine was so badly worn that it wouldn't make a
difference now. I will probably change to a synthetic on the
reconditioned transmission anyhow.

Regards, Dan.