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| GregP Member Since: 11 Dec 2010 Location: Exmouth Posts: 1084   
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really daft question, but how can you "lock up" a gear? FFRR TD6 HSE
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16th May 2012 5:43pm |
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| Gazellio @ Prestige Cars Member Since: 22 Jan 2010 Location: Chilterns, UK Posts: 11309 
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MY advise would be to leave well alone if all is well. |
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16th May 2012 5:50pm |
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| GregP Member Since: 11 Dec 2010 Location: Exmouth Posts: 1084
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Im leaning towards that option Gaz. It has the added bonus of saving me the money an oil and flush would cost. |
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16th May 2012 6:03pm |
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| Gazellio @ Prestige Cars Member Since: 22 Jan 2010 Location: Chilterns, UK Posts: 11309
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"Don't fix what's not broken" as they say.... |
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16th May 2012 6:05pm |
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| Gazellio @ Prestige Cars Member Since: 22 Jan 2010 Location: Chilterns, UK Posts: 11309
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You may be right but it really depends on how the box has been treated. I have heard tales of flushes/oil changes actually causing problems in boxes that were previously working perfectly.
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16th May 2012 6:21pm |
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| letsavit2 Member Since: 16 Oct 2010 Location: essex Posts: 854 
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im in the if its not broken camp, 90k so we will see. 2004 black Vogue TD6 |
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17th May 2012 12:35am |
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| fisha Member Since: 25 Sep 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 1367 
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Absolutely, oil degrades over time as well. So old oil is going to be duff even if it's only driven low miles or driven lightly. It loses it's lubricating properties. Beyond 50k miles, I'd say that oil shouldbe changed as a preventative measure. As a slight aside, my mini has had 2 owners including the wife and we got it at 30k miles in immaculate condition. It's been driven lightly and the gearbox was rattling at the diff recently. Changed the oil and it's a new car. It's only done 50k miles. Reason? 8 year old fully synthetic oil worn out. The gearbox also says sealed for life. I don't think so. V8 or else ... |
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17th May 2012 7:31am |
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| VaguelyVogue Member Since: 05 Feb 2010 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 380 
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I have an engineering background, so I don't believe that any oil or transmission fluid used in a car lasts for ever.
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17th May 2012 9:01am |
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| lesmcm Member Since: 12 Jul 2010 Location: Aberdeen Eastern Cape Posts: 30  
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Just had mine fail after 170k Kms removed and sent to The Gearbox Co Joburg very happy with the service took six weeks as we had to ship from Graaf Reinet and over Easter period cost of box repair R13500 plus oil and removal and refitting. The box gave very little warning, went from no reverse to complete failure in under 300Ks |
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26th May 2012 1:20pm |
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| Meerbusch Member Since: 16 May 2012 Location: Zürich (CH) + Düsseldorf (D) Posts: 316  
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My first gearbox 5L40E runs 150tkm, than I bring the complete car to LR-Parnter, they want 6.900€, I bring it on trailer to a friend, we buildt it out, I change the oilcooler and the pipes!!!, he bring it to a specialist in germany, incl. new!!!!!! torque converter and new oils and transport I paid 2.000€ cash + my invest oilcooler + pipes = 2.400€ cash, and today with 200tkm it runs like on the first days, other STUPID guys didnt chance the cooler, they only take flush..., ánd the little metal parts come back in the heart of the gearbox, after 30tkm the same procedere as eyery year... |
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26th May 2012 7:02pm |
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