SuperV8

To everyone landing here because wondering what's wrong and reading this: I went through very similar issues with the 2.2d 6 speed auto. That's said, it's still a wonderful car (when it works). We love it. Flashing glow plug (spiral) and gearbox fault message: Your car has a six speed automatic tranny from Aisin, a global fortune 500 company that belongs to the Toyota group. It's not very likely your transmission is damaged as these transmissions tend to be very reliable. In my case, with the exact same symptoms, it was the turbo, the turbo-actuator and the EGR valve that had to be replaced. Problem solved. You may also want to check/replace any sensor that is related to timing and fuel/air mixture: the air masssensor , air pressure sensor below the egr, the crankshaft position sensor and especially the camshaft position sensor. These parts are cheap (maybe about 100 bucks). What really is sort of expensive is the egr and especially the turbo. You might want to not buy a new turbo and actuator, but a refurbished one.