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Old 6th February 2018, 12:37 PM
ulfilias ulfilias is offline
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Dropped the gearbox pan. Oil dark and grimy but didn't smell toasty, just ATF'y. Evidence of leaks around the gasket and possibly the seal round the prop shaft.
The pan magnets didn't seem to have any obvious metal deposits, but were slimy.
New filter, gasket, bolts and seals from a Meyle kit as it seems the filter on my gearbox isn't the standard one.
Took a lot more oil to fill than was removed, going through the gears at the right temp etc.

Initial test drive and taking it out of my work estate and onto the main road and i was already in 3rd before I realised it had even shifted and that was by knocking it into manual. Power delivery is immediate and no sounds from third or fourth going round corners under power. Definitely different.

Drove home last night and back again and it's a different car. Most the time you can hardly tell the gears are changing apart from the rev counter. The revs stay solid when you are at a constant on the gas pedal (they fluctuated before) and having a quick play with kick down, Manual mode, 6th gear, floored it and it dropped to 3rd and speed just happened. Surprisingly smooth and effortless.

The gearbox feels smoother and better than I recall it when buying two years ago. Power is just THERE on tap. Quite a different car!

I've only done ~25 miles and I want a few hundred to say it's properly worked, but so far things are VERY promising
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Current :
2005 A8 Sport 4.2 V8 D3 - LPG working!

Previous :
1998 S8 PF 4.2 V8 D2 - Gearbox died ~120k
2002 S8 FL 4.2 40v V8 D2 Prins LPG - Engine valves met pistons ~230K

Also :
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0l (Post Apocalyptic makeover)
2003 Brabus Smart FourTwo (should sell)
2003 Mazda Rx8 2.3 (might sell)
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