Ok my gearbox is BROKEN!

[St Lunatic]

lol ye i think we scared everyone away from owning an awesome machine lol

Ye i spoke to another Makkie this morning and he said 15 to get it fixed lol

Well still waiting for Gizmo to come back to me

 

[Hellas]

Ok who is going to buy second hand auto 330i with stories like this ?

Who's gonna know...What momma don't know won't hurt her... :mmm:

 

[St Lunatic]

lol

I have decided that if its anything over 15k im gonna sell the car

 

[Hellas]

But then again, selling with a broken (or NO gearbox) will knock off MORE that 15k off the price that you might get...

 

[St Lunatic]

Ye agreed. Maybe let me just spend the 15k to get it fixed. Im loving the car otherwise

 

[///M_POW]

Ok who is going to buy second hand auto 330i with stories like this ?

And i wanted to sell my M3 for a family 330i Auto....

Looks like i need to look at a 330i manual... but traffic :cursin:

 

[zaleonardz]

You will get about R12.50 for a 330 with a failed gearbox...

 

[///M_POW]

You will get about R12.50 for a 330 with a failed gearbox...

hmmm

St Lunatic ---> I'll off u R15.00 with the failed gearbox

 

[St Lunatic]

R12.50! YEAH i can still get a junior cheese burger at MC D's lol

M_POW, how much would you want for your M?

 

[St Lunatic]

Ok spoke to Henk at BW Tech in springs

to recon my current box going to cost R18500
to do a manual conversion with a 2 year gaurentee unlimited km cost is R16500

 

[Hellas]

Mothball the 330 and get a Vuka...

 

[zaleonardz]

There is a reason why he offer the 2 year gaurentee, cause it is not going to break, Clutch's maybe... but you have to be really special to break those box's

 

[tufguy]

There is a reason why he offer the 2 year gaurentee, cause it is not going to break, Clutch's maybe... but you have to be really special to break those box's

Yeah and St.L is know for being "special" at times! :clap:
Auto is the best deal for peak traffic but doesn't compare to a manual shifting in a 330!

 

[St Lunatic]

yeah and the biggesr problem with the 330i is that it does not wheelie when i clutch it up lol

 

[1lum1nat1]

Dude, for 16500 I would do the swop. Mine have had three dme's (gearbox control units) in it in the last 2 months, oil change, wiring harness checked & even the ignition board changed & still no joy. They ordered a reconditioned valve body this morning, might be here on Thursday. There's nothing else they can change on my tranny, so hopefully this fixes the issue.

In the meantime, I'm driving an auto golf 4, courtesy from BMW.

 

[zaleonardz]

1lum1nat1, there is still the gearbox clutches that can be done, as well as the Torque converter, gearbox oil pressure pump, internal sensors, and some other bits as well, they havnt begun to play

But thats why I think the guys charge 15k to cover for what else could go wrong/having to take the box in/out 5 times all of those good things, but yes I agree with you, manual swap, but good luck in sorting out your box and I hope they do it soon.

The only thing that destroys a manual box is torque overload (spinning the crap out of it on a dirt road is a good example), running out of oil/oil leak, manufacturing defect, or breakage of clips that keep the gears in place, but thats unlikely.

And while clutches are annoying in traffic, your fine german luxury car has got a sliky smooth box, hyraulically assisted clutch pedal, try driving a Mk1 Golf in traffic and see how that one works out for you

 

[Gizmo]

I can do an auto-to-manual 6spd conversion for R14 000. I will use a 6spd box from a late model E90, so it should be low mileage. The wiring is the hard bit but I should figure it out.

 

[1lum1nat1]

Just for interest sake, do you use an E90 330/325/323/320i box?

 

[clutchplate]

dudes, FFS man, 16K is way too much for a manual conversion. if you do it yourself or with help from some friends and make a bit of effort to find the right parts at the right prices you would be much better off. geezlike.
on the other hand, according to ZF technicians, the moment the gearbox starts humming, its fooked. so you'll prolly spend more money fixing the auto box. But, if you want to sell the car, it might be a better idea to drop in a replacement box, they should be VERY plentifull at scrapyards and engineden and such, and they will be MUCH cheaper. changeing the auto box is pretty much a drag and drop situation. can be done in half a days work if u have a friend handy.

clutchy out.

 

[zaleonardz]

Kinda share clutchy's view on the subject..