Yeah i know, just trying to avoid the inevitable probably lol......The oil didn't smell all that bad, and it wasn't insanely dark, probably as i have only done 15k - 20k km since i had the gearbox replaced at Western Suburbs A/T here in bris (second had box). Didn't even change the filter (just dropped sump, valve body, replace solenoids, reinstalled and flushed the transmission), but there was very very little metal on the magnet in the sump. I replaced the whole solenoid assembly and didn't change anything, but it also didn't make anything worse too lol....
The wiring under the drivers side of the dash has been messy at times, wiring up the turbo timer etc, etc...and im assuming i did something when messing around with the wiring on that side of the car....
cheers for your help though sloth...should probably just resisde to taking it to a mechanic