Thread: Second hand gearbox

Originally Posted by Bellie_666

Hey guys and girls...


I took the disco in to be serviced due to the gears sticking till warmed up, and the mechanic has advised it's time for a new gearbox.

The cheapest he could find was a reconditioned one for $3,300 which is a bit out of my price range.

So I'm looking for a second hand one. Does anyone have one lying around that they would like to get rid of?

Also is the gearbox the same for the 300tdi as the v8s and the range rovers?

Cheers

Cam

Sticking till warmed up sounds like an oil problem.
What oil is being used ? It is perfectly OK once warmed up ?

I'm still running ATF in my Defender gearbox and it has no problems but I know a lot of people recommend Syntrans or similar.


Colin

Originally Posted by Bellie_666

Hey guys and girls...


I took the disco in to be serviced due to the gears sticking till warmed up, and the mechanic has advised it's time for a new gearbox.

The cheapest he could find was a reconditioned one for $3,300 which is a bit out of my price range.

So I'm looking for a second hand one. Does anyone have one lying around that they would like to get rid of?

Also is the gearbox the same for the 300tdi as the v8s and the range rovers?

Cheers

Cam

I wonder on what basis the mechanic advises a gearbox change .....


as gromit posts above - a useful step for a manual may be to try an oil change to Castrol Syntrans


otherwise a number of people have used Ashcroft Transmissions whose price for a reconditioned one landed in Oz will be much less than you've been quoted

Ashcroft Transmissions

Auto or manual?

Originally Posted by Slunnie

Auto or manual?

good point .. for some reason I assumed manual - may not be - if an auto don't use syntrans, but get it serviced anyway

It's an 94 auto 300tdi.


He said that the gearbox appears to have had water in it. Also there is clutch material in the oil...

Get an oil/filter change and see how it goes, sounds like the governor is sticking, I had the same problems and a filter oil change fixed it, Regards Frank.

I'd say that if there is clutch material in the oil then that box is already well on its way down that slippery spiral.ive found that the fragments caused heap of problems through the box and the governor probs are indicative of this.

Im thinking if there is clutch material in the oil of an auto, theres a massive problem....