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I suppose one of the cables is broken or detached in some way *touch wood*
This was not accessible without seat removal and is not revealed as shown in the image. Maybe my seats are not sliding forward the full way for some reason, or maybe the manual is a bit optimistic. Will try again tomorrow!
With the air filter mounting plate removed (see pic below - quite quick access) and wife moving the gearstick, both cables (inspected yesterday as intact looking) are performing as they should and shunting the external-to-gearbox-forks. Therefore, I must conclude it is something not happening inside. Car is 144000 miles so wear and tear is a reality. I made a video and showed our village mechanic who is a bit of a genius on the quiet and he agreed with the conclusion. He doesnt do gearboxes, so now I have to look for a specialist and hopfelly organise an exchange or parts breaker gearbox. Not a part I am capable of changing over on the drive so a big bill im
minent (2xgarages full of other objets-des-voitures). Will get the clutch done at the same time.
If you want to know or remind yourself about amnual transmissions this is a good start place.
close up of the under-airbox-area
here is also a pic of the four seater Multimac rear seat
and also i took the seats and centre console out, mainly because it all needs a clean and easiest on a table top to feed the leather etc.
Finally, when I removed the wing mirror adjustment location it was smoking very slightly!!!!, you can see the label browned over about half an hour in these two images.
So the next job is a refurbished gearbox. There were a couple of secondhand ones on ebay, but wondering if that’s a too big a risk. My 2.0T gearbox is showing signs of wear at 90k.... so a secondhand one could be on the verge of needing a rebuild anyway. I would be interested in knowing the cost of refurbishment as it’s a job on my horizon too.
I have had Suffolk Transmissions (http://suffolktransmission.com/) recommended to me from an amazing garage (Whitehead & Sons, Kirtling, Newmarket) who have done a little bit of work on my Avantime and lots of work on my other cars Currently a friend is having his automatic transmission rebuilt on his Volvo 480 by Suffolk Transmissions.
He hasn't got the car back yet but he has had good service so far.
If that is too far, hopefully someone else can recommend a closer gearbox rebuilder for you instead
@James we have a gearbox specialist in Peterborough and Boston who have been contacted for a quote. The simplest route though is 1) buy used gearbox and (new) clutch parts 2) take to local person.
Good luck with your gearbox i hope you get back on the road soon. Its nice to see an Avantime being used properly. Mine had a week of this when my sister visited and we were also posting a baby through the back window and travelling with full of passengers for once.
Buggeration.... those last two messages came too late and i may have goofed. Have ordered a PK6 018 gearbox at 6pm (was only £100 + £30 but if it does not fit then not the bargain I thought. Should i cancel? Any reason why the PK6-018 versus PK6-003 other would not work? I suppose there are subtle differences/evolutions between them, some critical some not.
Have found a local mechanic who will do it for £300, as long as there is no subframe removal which I will check in the manual later. However, if he fits the wrong one (I bought) all a false economy and to be repeated!
Other thing to sort out is a new clutch part. Have taken out the centre console completely and giving it a proper clean which it despearetly needs. Im blaming wife/kids, in that order.
Can you live without the car for a day?
If so I would get the new box apart get your mechanic to remove and give you the box then swap the selector parts and replace the bearings as per my gearbox posts ( there are 2 relevant threads). Then give him the box to refit.
Diesel ratio and a low one at that it's slower than the Avantime Dci box
Regarding the electronic/mechanical speedo output - this is an excellent I will ask the question of the seller. That would be a deal breaker. Is the Avantime an electronic output? Is this the TDC mentioned in the fairly scant instructions on gearbox removal (section 21 service manual).
Regarding the lower ratios, Im not seeing a downside living in the flat Fens where sixth gear is in use at 50 mph which seems too early IMO, that should be a motorway gear only. Gear ratios have been wrong for about forty years IMO and only recently got realistic for fuel economy/engine wear. Having said that I am already running tyres on the large size (no rubbing issues and larger sidewall for more comfort) which have resulted in the speedo reading eactly correctly versus the satnav (1mph in it at 70mph). I suppose if the next owner is travelling on the M62 daily they will need to use fifth alot. The reality of our economic plan for the car is to minimise cost and run it realistically as a near 150000 mile nearly 19 year old family car. I appreciate if you are keeping the car long term and it is in collectable condition, then a refurbished gearbox makes the most sense, but in our situation an exchange gearbox seems the best option to punt into a @£2k car.
Cleaned the interior and tarted up the centre console. Some bits hadd the rubbery skin, some not. Some of the skin peeled off easily, but on the gaitor surround I had to sand it off. The "Dynamique" interior on mine has a faux composite foil on the trim piece but this has worn spots. It all got sprayed with a can of Black Silk paint and a light dab of wax. The seats have been cleaned and "fed".
Cheap labour for interior cleaning
seats out on dining room table for a clean
centre console tarting
cleaned
horrid rubber coating on gearstick surround
easily peeled parts
inset trim items
silk black spraying
Finally the tyres im running were,
Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 225/55 R17 101 W XL
Price per pc. incl.VAT: £94.00 Quantity: 4
Total price (with VAT): £376.00
Since replaced (front only) Jinyu at £60.83 each.
These have a B wet grip rating.
😂😂😂
dynamique interior **oOOOOoooooOOOooo**
Is the car trim grey or beige?.
The LUK clutch named in the manual seems a bit pricey to say the least