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... limp mode on start up for a few years , and just switched off and on again , without issue , so in the last few months has worsened , so off to chester transmissions who were very helpful , for a fluid change and subsequent soleniod swap , , has helped some but it looks like the tcu is suspect ...

How far are you from Chester (Neston).
IMO Unit 20 is the go to place for our cars.

... you ? Someone maybe in a position to help you out. I intend to change my f125 switch in April when I have the annual service done at unit 20 near Chester. The switch is fine at the moment but I believe it is the original switch. So intend to have it changed before it gives me any problems. My ...

How has your box and converter been/behaved since you got a rebuilt box from chester and how long ago/many miles since. Hope you dont mind me asking but interested in your views i.e a real life review of qulaity/longevity ta

When unit 20 / Chester did mine the switch was not changed.

thank you

Do you think that a gearbox rebuilder like Chester transmissions etc would put a new one on as part of the rebuild cost or do you think or would that be deemed an ancillary?

Many thanks
Julian

... engine. 3 hours of running and it’s first oil change and it’s gotta come apart again. So nobody ever gets it perfect all the time. Anyway, my Chester box now has 16k miles on it in 7 years and it’s still sweet.

Good info ric. And yes Matt I have heard nothing but good feedback about Chester autos.

When my TC lockup failed, I sent the whole lot to Chester Autos. While the box was working fine, they did say a couple of the clutches were pretty worn.

Mark, Sorry about your gearbox, never good timing. Whilst I'm a long term customer (9 years of Unit 20) who I believe use Chester automatics, I got my last gearbox service done at http://www.autotransuk.com in Wembley. Was about £260 and if i remember right he was talking about £1500 ...

Hi mark. Sorry to hear you are having problems. Personally I would put it in the hands of grizz. And I believe they use Chester automatics. The just have sooooo much experience on our cars. Barry on the forum has recently had a similar job done. Just what you need at this time of year. ...

Well as a first port of call I have emailed Chester Automatics for a drive in drive out price with an Uprated TC.

Mark-RS wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 30, 2021 6:33 pm

Can't you get in touch with Chester Automatics ? I think ? They do the job for around half of that as they don't remove the engine to do it.

Also if it's just the TC that's failed why the need for the box to be stripped ?

I think unit 20 use Chester Automatics for the rebuild.

Can't you get in touch with Chester Automatics ? I think ? They do the job for around half of that as they don't remove the engine to do it.

Also if it's just the TC that's failed why the need for the box to be stripped ?

... choices it seems are sell as a non runner or patch up and keep by having the crank snout welded up and get a recon box and torque converter from Chester automatics. My specialist says they could weld the crank but they are not sure how long that would last. I suppose my question is should I spend ...