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Old 26th July 2013, 03:42 PM
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I have a 99 s8 facelift are the auto gearboxes the same on facelift and pre-facelift as i need one?
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Old 26th July 2013, 04:47 PM
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No. And there are several different ones on each PF and FL and you would need the same code gearbox to avoid any problems.
Check the sticker in service book or spare wheel well for the code of the gearbox.
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Old 26th July 2013, 04:51 PM
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Not to mention several different versions of the TCU (gearbox ECU).
Though I guess if you get a matching ECU/gearbox pair from a similar vintage S8 you might have a better chance.
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Old 27th July 2013, 03:59 AM
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Thanks for info excuse my ignorance i am not looking at the sticker how do you tell what part of the coding represents the gearbox?
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Old 27th July 2013, 06:47 AM
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Take a look at THIS thread.
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Later service books look a bit different to the one Neil's linked to - if yours looks more like this:



Then the gearbox code in this example is FBG. The EUU code next to it relates to the final drive
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Thanks for the help
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