Auto Gearbox Help Please.....

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sturees

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• Oct 22, 2010

• #1

I need some advice please - I have a 2001 Freelander v6 2.5 auto with a bust gearbox, I have got a replacement gearbox from a landrover breakers who are telling me its the right one for my vehicle but the garage that do all my work don't want to fit it because of different serial numbers saying it probably won't work plus its 2 years newer than the old one. The one that is coming out 0932976 PR005 04/08/00 and the one to go in 2512927 PR005 22/05/02.
Any advice would be helpful.

 

Last edited: Oct 22, 2010

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Sean

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• Oct 22, 2010

• #2

serial numbers are unique so you'll never find one with the same number

 

Chaser

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• Oct 22, 2010

• #3

They're both pr005 boxes so thats not the problem. Maybe they just don't want to fit a second hand box in case it won't work as in it's faulty not different.

 

Last edited: Oct 22, 2010

ming

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• Oct 22, 2010

• #4

look if yer gunna mess around fitting an auto gear box ,dont penny pinch get a reputable recon . . . . .nuffing else

 

Skinny Mike

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• Oct 22, 2010

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Hello

Having a freelander with an auto box thats gone wrong I've had to find out alot about this subject.

1. Don't buy one from a breakers, auto boxes usually give up the ghost around 80,000 miles (solenoids usually), do you know the mileage on the one your getting?

2. It's going to cost alot of money, don't make it worse than it's going to be.

3. Do what Ming says, don't skimp get it done properly.

Sorry, I doubt that's what you wanted to hear, but been there done that.

 

ming

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• Oct 23, 2010

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One word really and i dont normally do this cos it sounds like spam [Ming Enterprise ,has no connection wiff nuffink on Earth] Ashcroft Engineering recon auto boxes nuff sed

 

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disco_mikey

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• Oct 23, 2010

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ming said:

One word really and i dont normally do this cos it sounds like spam [Ming Enterprise ,has no connection wiff nuffink on Earth] Ashcroft Engineering recon auto boxes nuff sed

Click to expand...

@ 925 + VAT, or nearly £1100, + fitting...

 

Hippo

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• Oct 23, 2010

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Ashcroft have a few places that fit the auto's on the Freelander v6. The best option the op has is to trade in his scrappyard auto for one of ashcrofts recon units. You get a refund on yours, as long as it's the same model and with a torque convertor. This way he'll be buying and fitting and auto thats been tested. Thats a working torque converter, working mechanicals, working electrics inside and working hydraulics etc. It's a days work to get one removed, and the recon fitted. After having an auto replaced, I appreciate the cost involved, and certainly know of the problems afterwards when you want to take it back. Knowing it works in advance is the only option.