$2200 to recondition gearbox?

Hoodlum11 · Post by **Hoodlum11** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:50 am

Just put my car in to get the gearbox serviced and apparently they found bits of brass, and I think he mentioned metal as well. Anyway, the guy took it for a drive and heard the strange noise I mentioned to them(you can only hear it when driving, not when stopped, and it comes and goes, isn't 100% constant. sounds a bit like a jackhammer), and he reckons the box is just about to blow and will cost $2200 to recondition it? Is this a decent price or ridiculous?

What are the pros and cons of getting this done versus buying a tip box from someone on here and replacing it with my current one?

Post by **dstocks** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:46 am

Well, ive got a 2nd hand 4sp tip box you can have for $300. Nothing wrong with it. Came out of a car ive been wrecking. That will probably end up being a LOT cheaper than getting your existing one rebuilt.

Hoodlum11 · Post by **Hoodlum11** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:12 pm

My current one is a 5spd though, and I'm not very mechanically minded but I'm guessing the 1 gear difference would make it imcompatible, is that right?

xj265 · Post by **xj265** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:27 pm

hey hoodlum

I just read your newbie thread and WTTC but you say you have a 5spd auto 95 GPX...well there were never any 5spd FTO's built before 97(facelift versions),

someone correct me if im wrong though

Astron_Boy · Post by **Astron_Boy** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:21 pm

No, you're not wrong xj

You sure you have a 5spd?
Or are you sure you have a 95?

97+ is 5spd auto.

Can't remember wexactly where I read it on here.
But someone had a 5spd, it died, they put a 4spd in, by changing round a few plugs, the ecu, and shafts.

Bit of a fiddle fudge though to do that.

Post by **dstocks** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:35 pm

Yep 5sp tip only on the later models (97+). Maybe yours has been replaced before? Or as said above is not a 95 model.

Hoodlum11 · Post by **Hoodlum11** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:24 pm

Yeah it's a 95. I'm guessing it must've been replaced before. Wouldn't surprise me actually, when I done a check on the RTA website before I bought it there had been a fair few previous owners.

xj265 · Post by **xj265** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:29 pm

maybe try the VIN decoder to check

http://completefto.com.au/modules/parts ... p?mode=vin

Hoodlum11 · Post by **Hoodlum11** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:49 pm

How is the price they quoted? Would it be hard to find cheaper quotes(without shortcut/dodgy work that's gonna be costly later) elsewhere in Syd?

Post by **I8A4RE** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:40 pm

The price aint too bad mate.... if you wanna pay that much

Hoodlum11 · Post by **Hoodlum11** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:45 pm

I don't want to but it does seem like a safer option. If I buy another box from someone that's parting out their car, how do I know I'm not gonna be in this same situation in a few months? A re-co one should last me a few years at least shouldn't it?

Post by **I8A4RE** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:46 pm

Hoodlum11 wrote:I don't want to but it does seem like a safer option. If I buy another box from someone that's parting out their car, how do I know I'm not gonna be in this same situation in a few months? A re-co one should last me a few years at least shouldn't it?

Well you wouldnt. Thats the gamble

silverGPX · Post by **silverGPX** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:46 pm

Just go 2nd hand haha, it will have less kays on it anyway because it hasnt been used.

Well thats what i was thinkin when i got a 2nd hand alternator lol

KJ_bob · Post by **KJ_bob** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:53 pm

At $300 you can buy 7 second hand boxes before you can justerfy paying $2200 to recon one

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 7:33 am

Thats steep. I had mine rebuilt plus rearranging plates & installing a LSD, all together was $700. Although I did remove & reinstall the box myself. So call it 3 hours out, 3 hours in @ $80 odd bucks an hour labour, thats $480, plus the $700 = $1180.

FTEvolution · Post by **FTEvolution** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:30 pm

Buy a 2nd hand one and while waiting for yours to blow get that one modified; that's overkill really. Grab DStocks one and get a 4 speed tip ECU, bargoon.