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Depressed A8 owner - Warwickshire
Hello all, registered here a while back, but never got round to posting before, but have had disaster and need some assistance.
My car is W885HFC, a facelift 4.2 quattro Sport, owned since October 2006 and now on 121,000 miles. For a while I've felt that the gearbox was not as smooth as it once was, change from 2nd down to 1st when pulling up particularly noticeable. So, last week I got round to having a transmission oil change at Vasstech in Rugby, and had the engine oil replaced and the wheels re-balanced at the same time. They assured me they only use OEM parts by the way. I didn't really notice any improvement in the change unfortunately, and today the worst has happened, the gearbox seemed to have given up the ghost. On the way to work this morning, some of the changes were really clonking, complete with the noise, but on the way home it felt like the clutches were slipping, then it went into 'failsafe' mode. I drove straight back to Vasstech - the guy there came out for a quick drive and basically told me it's terminal, but not a job they would take on due to lack of expertise. So, what I need to know is: 1. Has the dealer used the wrong ATF and done me, or; 2. Was it coming anyway, and this is just coincedence? If the latter, can anyone point me in the direction of somebody that can repair/replace at reasonable cost, otherwise I have no choice but to scrap her, which would be a total shame as she is pretty good order otherwise, if not perfect. Thanks for any help or advice you guys can give me. Steve - 07973 335168 |
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/63142815@N08/5737765860/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/63142815@N08/5737186179/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/63142815@N08/5737746926/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/63142815@N08/5737770066/ All the pics are on this site, but please ignore the rusty brake discs, she'd just been washed Last edited by sarg; 19th May 2011 at 07:09 PM. |
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Steve, I was going to call you but got my baby nephew here and he won't let me do anything. I'll come back to this thread soon. I'm only in Leamington.
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No worries and thanks
The worse thing is I'm booked on a ferry in 36 hours time to travel to S.France for a fortnight, luckily made arrangements to borrow father's car. Guess it's better to have happened here than there! |
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Could be terminal... Sometimes disturbing the box can cause it.. But I'd have it checked independently to check the oil quantity as it's easy to screw up.
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Thats a lovely example, would be a real shame if you had to scrap it, but guess sometimes the economics dont make sense, do you know how much a new box would cost against what the cars worth?
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Sorry to hear about this Sarge. I had my gearbox rebuilt on my S8 last year for the below cost
Labour to Ben at Revo/AVP £250 to remove and refit but I asked him for another quote a few weeks back and he said it was £450 now. This might be Revo rates rather then AVP ones. Rebuild cost with vat is going to be a minuim of £1300 now I reckon with the VAT rise. Also my gearbox problem seemed more simple then yours does. Don't scrap the car, get a price on what A8 Parts will offer you and I will try and match it and keep it in one piece. By the way. It was VMTP transmissions that did mine so you may want to have a chat with them. Let me know if I can help in any way
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They fitted a replacement box to this vehicle in August 2004 at 55k, the cost then was £2005 |
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