Gearbox nearly dead

[Cobalt]

Well i had my oil level chaecked to see if that was the problem.

Nope all ok

Drove 60 miles to a man who knows all about autos !

He tells me its common and that he did a couple of BMW's that use the same box last month.

Apparently a piston seal fails and when cold they don't pressurise and it causes funny changes slippages and emergency mode.

Quoted £1500 for box recon £100 oil and £265 remove and refit. Takes a week as the box goes off for recon. or repair the box at £900 still need oil and remove - refit.

12 months on recon 3 months on repair option.

ideas anyone ?

[S2tuner]

£265 for removal and refitting of the box??? OMG... oh and I wasn't aware that any BMWs had the same box as the RS6...

[W8PMC]

At those prices, i'd bite his hand off.

[stevers6]

Is he removing the gearbox with a chainsaw or the trusty gas axe??? Was told its a 38 hr job @£110.00 per hr at Audi (over £4k!!) and about £1200.00 - 1500.00 everywhere else, Aparantly its engine/box out, cradle, aircon re-gas etc etc etc

[skiwi]

the hp24 is a common gearbox with bmw, but the "a" model as in hp24a, is the awd derivative unique to audi (and range rover iirc). so the guy is right, as the guts of the gearbox (planetary sets oil pump, valve body etc) is common

[Golfather]

At those prices, i'd bite his hand off.

agreed.
new box from Audi is 3k, plus fitting comes to around 5k in total.
so if youre getting a reconed one for 1500, its a bargain!

[grizz]

Don't think he knows what he letting him self in for .I've done 2 and you Have got to remove the engine & box , remove the turbos to get to the bolts .Trust me it's a <beep> of a job ..

[Cobalt]

oh dear just read elsa win and Grizz must be the most experienced man at this !

Engine out job and loads more.

So the dilema is do I get a firm quote and then say oops did you realise it is engine out and then print off elsa instructions. or do i tell them first for them to then say -- thats 1 million pounds please or -- we don't want to do it.

[skiwi]

tough choice. a "bird in the hand" is worth nothing if it is dead..... (old chinese proverb)

[W8PMC]

Is he removing the gearbox with a chainsaw or the trusty gas axe??? Was told its a 38 hr job @£110.00 per hr at Audi (over £4k!!) and about £1200.00 - 1500.00 everywhere else, Aparantly its engine/box out, cradle, aircon re-gas etc etc etc

Correct, i've had 2 done under warranty & both times the overall bill was around the £10K mark (i'm sure being warranty the billing costs are slightly higher ).

Defo engine out as i'll never forget seeing my car with it's V8 dangling on a winch in front of my car, made me puke in my mouth