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Well it was the ECU! I just removed all the conformal coating (royal pain), re-soldered all components (advice given by a helpfull DMC owner), replaced the ribbon that was interconnecting the two ECU boards, replaced two caps, upgraded 2 fets, added a small cap next to the comparator base...

Thanks for the suggestion, my trusty transmission mechanic passed away so I am quite on my own with my exotic transmissions... 0) I already repaired the ECU, thanks to the DeLorean forum. On the bench it works, would have however to check if it receives proper power supply from the old wiring...

Car is a vintage 1982 Renault R5 automatic. I've just swapped the transmission. It seems the 1st gear solenoid does not properly work unless the transmission is hot. On cold start, there is no way the car will start in 1st. It usually starts in 2nd but when really cold, no matter what, only the...