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| stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35247  
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i'm contemplating getting a td6 ffrr circa 2002/3 , but most i've seen within my price range have 100k plus miles on them....my question is how long do the gearboxs last [generally] before they need replacing... |
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17th Jul 2010 11:59am |
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| hoppy_70 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Peoples Republic of Mancunia! Posts: 863  
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they can vary car to car but generally at least 150k. Less if used for heavy towing or heavy off roading. Theyre only about a grand recon anyway though.... |
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17th Jul 2010 12:22pm |
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| stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35247
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best i allow that kind of cost when buying mine then.....thanks |
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17th Jul 2010 2:30pm |
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| daveo Member Since: 21 Oct 2009 Location: london Posts: 2307 
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thats a gear box every 20,200 miles...what do you do to them V8 facelift Range Rover Autobiography 22" wheels.
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17th Jul 2010 2:54pm |
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| Pauld Member Since: 15 Mar 2010 Location: Sheffield Posts: 199 
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Nothing more that you would expect from a gearbox, one lasted about 20 miles.. |
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17th Jul 2010 4:54pm |
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| hoppy_70 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Peoples Republic of Mancunia! Posts: 863
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We've had this conversation about your car in another post. 5 gearboxes in 100k must be some kind of international record and would suggest user error |
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17th Jul 2010 5:13pm |
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either that or you gearbox supplier is cack! Most of them must have been under some kind of warranty??| elpeede Member Since: 09 Mar 2010 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 713 
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There is a lever which needs to be adjusted regularly.. otherwise early demise of the transmission is likely.
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18th Jul 2010 5:33pm |
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| stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35247
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please elaborate about the lever... |
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18th Jul 2010 6:26pm |
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| elpeede Member Since: 09 Mar 2010 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 713
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I'm pulling Pauld's leg, it helps to let the handbrake off. 
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18th Jul 2010 7:15pm |
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| stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35247
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19th Jul 2010 7:05am |
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| Gazellio @ Prestige Cars Member Since: 22 Jan 2010 Location: Chilterns, UK Posts: 11309
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On a serious not who thinks that "using" the handbrake rather than just using "park" can help a gearbox live longer? |
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19th Jul 2010 8:26am |
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| Fox Member Since: 02 Apr 2010 Location: Essex Posts: 2313
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Never heard that one before... |
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19th Jul 2010 8:27am |
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| stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35247
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always used park on my previous autos, except for when parked on a hill... |
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19th Jul 2010 8:45am |
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| JW911 Member Since: 09 Dec 2008 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 224
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Ditto. The concensus seems to be 100k miles upwards is when the faults traditionally start to appear. Allegedly the TD6 is more prone than the V8 (different box) but I've taken the precaution of having the gearbox flushed at every Inspection II on my V8 just in case.
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19th Jul 2010 10:43am |
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