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#1
chongyew

Posted 04 May 2003 - 09:25 AM

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My gearbox died last night. Happened within 10 minutes... first, slips
during gear changes, then refuses to change gears... even when it does,
there's a 1-2 second lapse between gear changes, leaving the car in free
rev mode in between.

At last, when I stopped at a traffic light, it couldn't engage any gears
when the lights turned green. That was it. Had to tow the car back to my
house.

Have to tow the car to the workshop tomorrow morning and see what's the
financial damage. Hee hee... btw, it's a '97 Xantia 2.0i auto... 154K+ km
on the speedo.

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ValentinoX

Posted 04 May 2003 - 05:46 PM

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I happened to me 2 years ago. changed a secondhand gearbox. cost more
than 4k. if you are lucky, it is not the gearbox, but the clucth, gives
you the same problem. but also pricey, around 2k.

by the way, which workshop are you going?

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keriso

Posted 05 May 2003 - 08:23 AM

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Basically to overhaul your gearbox (not change to a second hand one) will
cost around 3K+ but below 4K. I did mine at Surjit one year or so ago.
Another option is to buy a second hand recon gearbox and fit it in. Also
possible but check the prices.



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nickybunch

Posted 05 May 2003 - 08:55 AM

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Chongyew,

try ask Abang K from Peugeot club...i thought somebody from that forum
posted that time bomb workshop have a gearbox for sale and its Rm1800...if
im not mistaken laaaa....i could be wrong...ask them first laaa...its been
a while i guess...

the address: time bomb Auto no.25 Jalan Pelangi 2, Taman Pelangi Jaya,
51100, Kuala Lumpur Contact Person : En. Rosdi Tel : 019-3264525

Abang K had posted the msg on the posting title : autogearbox... try
advance search for it...or rather try search for time bomb...

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rfbu

Posted 05 May 2003 - 09:01 AM

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exactly, come to think of it, there's a guy with a 405, wishing to ditch
his auto for a manual tranny.

contact bea300

i guess that the only problem is that the guy is in kepala batas, kedah...

on the other hand, why not settle for a manual??? P O W E R O N T A P!!!
whatever that means...

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hari

Posted 05 May 2003 - 03:04 PM

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rfbu,

"power on tap" simply means you tell your gear box what to do (i.e manual)
and not otherwise like the auto where it tell you what it thinks should be
done.

rgds,
hari


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chongyew

Posted 06 May 2003 - 01:23 PM

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Thanks a lot for the offers! It's confirmed that the gearbox has to be
changed... earlier diagnostics by the mechanic suggested maybe only the
valve body needed to be replaced but then after dismantling the gearbox,
he found that the condition's quite bad.

The price he quoted me for a reconditioned gearbox is RM3.3K including
labour and stuff. It's in the process of being replaced now... should be
ready in a few days.

Bugger... now I have to keep the car. No point selling it after fixing it
up so much hehehe



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zul405

Posted 06 May 2003 - 01:53 PM

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why not try Time Bomb Auto..
Recond G/box - Rm 2500 complete.
U can call Rosdi 019 3264525
Or u can try to service valve body.(Rm 300 nett)

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Posted 06 May 2003 - 05:25 PM

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which workshop are you going to?

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rahimma

Posted 06 May 2003 - 05:40 PM

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Before your gearbox died, maintenancewise did you regularly (say every
10,000 km) change the gearbox oil, and filter as well?.
Blackeye