Gearbox Life
11-24-2003, 06:41 PM
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Re: Gearbox Life
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 14:28:52 +0000, Haydn Vernals
<haydn@d-zyne.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>Hi
>
>I have a Audi A3 1.6 Sport (5sp man) with a gearbox problem. I have a
>hole in the casing caused by something inside the box, not external
>damage... Any ideas on how long a box should last ?
>
>Cheers, Haydn
Thanks for your thoughts so far, I've not actually seen the casing,
but I'm told the hole was made from the inside out. The head machanic
at my dealer has been looking into the problem and came up with the
diaognosis. I do drive my car, i.e. I do rev it, but not excessively,
I feel the red line is there to be approached at times, but reved up
to all the time.
As for the car, the 1600, is the base engine in the UK model range,
103bhp i think, the car is a 5sp manual, with a Sport spec, which I
understand means lower and firmer suspension, (I recall but I'm not
100% sure, a shorter throw gearbox), a sports steering wheel and
sports seats. I test drove the SE spec, which is the luxo one for all
you non UK residents and it felt soft and sloopy in my opinion, the
sport spec was better.
The car is serviced every 10,000 miles at a well respected UK dealer,
the car has everything is ever needed and I'm damn annoyed that the
box failed at 90,000 miles or four years of age. I'd say the mileage
is mixed, with maybe 50% on motorways at high speed, and the other 50%
a mix of motorway queues, city driving and medium to high speed county
roads (40-60mph).
The catostrophic news is that a new gearbox will cost me £1370, plus
another £180 for a clutch which is contaminated by the gearbox fluid
all on top of my cambelt which I have just discovered should be
changed at 80k not 90k as the car booklet tells me and a 90k service
that was due this week... I will be about £2000 down by the end of
the week.
Any nice person out there who wants to help me ! LOL
<haydn@d-zyne.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>Hi
>
>I have a Audi A3 1.6 Sport (5sp man) with a gearbox problem. I have a
>hole in the casing caused by something inside the box, not external
>damage... Any ideas on how long a box should last ?
>
>Cheers, Haydn
Thanks for your thoughts so far, I've not actually seen the casing,
but I'm told the hole was made from the inside out. The head machanic
at my dealer has been looking into the problem and came up with the
diaognosis. I do drive my car, i.e. I do rev it, but not excessively,
I feel the red line is there to be approached at times, but reved up
to all the time.
As for the car, the 1600, is the base engine in the UK model range,
103bhp i think, the car is a 5sp manual, with a Sport spec, which I
understand means lower and firmer suspension, (I recall but I'm not
100% sure, a shorter throw gearbox), a sports steering wheel and
sports seats. I test drove the SE spec, which is the luxo one for all
you non UK residents and it felt soft and sloopy in my opinion, the
sport spec was better.
The car is serviced every 10,000 miles at a well respected UK dealer,
the car has everything is ever needed and I'm damn annoyed that the
box failed at 90,000 miles or four years of age. I'd say the mileage
is mixed, with maybe 50% on motorways at high speed, and the other 50%
a mix of motorway queues, city driving and medium to high speed county
roads (40-60mph).
The catostrophic news is that a new gearbox will cost me £1370, plus
another £180 for a clutch which is contaminated by the gearbox fluid
all on top of my cambelt which I have just discovered should be
changed at 80k not 90k as the car booklet tells me and a 90k service
that was due this week... I will be about £2000 down by the end of
the week.
Any nice person out there who wants to help me ! LOL
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