alexpress
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- Joined
- Mar 24, 2009
- Messages
- 19
- Location
- West Yorkshire
- Car
- 02 Clk 230K Cabriolet. Mercedes SLK, 85 Ford Granada 2.8 Executive.
gearbox
I have a 1994 BMW 325i M-Tech which I have had for a few years and last year the head went again. I priced a new head which ranged from £600 to £1200 plus fitting etc.
My local garage said that at this age it 's not worth it so fit a whole used engine which is what I did. The engine cost me £350 with only 60000 on the clock.
I sourced it through the web. I think I used 24/7 spares. I had the choice of a few engines. Maybe this would work for your box.
I had a 1992 220CE and I was sorry to see it go in part exchange for the BMW. I also have a CLK 230 Elegance cabriolet now with factory fitted avantegarde suspension.
Hope you are lucky. Keep it going.
I have been in denial for a few days now. I visited a trusted Merc specialist last weekend (who fixed of my erratic idle issue) and mentioned in passing my long standing gearbox issue.
The issue is thatwhen cold, it reverses fine, but when the car is warm and reverse is selected, nothing happens unless you give it some throttle and then the car jumps back. I have lerned to live with this by covering the brake whilst giving a little throttle.
Anyway, when I mentioned said issue to said specialist, he advised, without a moments hestitation, that I would need a gearbox rebuild. I have also today spoken with a Gearbox specialist who confirmed that at the mileage (100-120k) that a number of things could/would be wrong and a rebuild at £1200+vat is needed!.
Ive only done 3000 miles in the old thing and am now loving it anew with the idle all sweetly purring (alright tappety tappeting a bit) but is it worth spending £1400 on it. It may also need a head gasket done at some stage (nowhere near urgent) which could be around £500. Of course there will always be other niggling things to spend.
So is it worth saving the car? it really seems too good to scrap, but it simply wont repay what needs to be spent on it, despite its very good condition I dont see it being worth more than the £2000 I originially paid for it even with a new gearbox.
Views?
I have a 1994 BMW 325i M-Tech which I have had for a few years and last year the head went again. I priced a new head which ranged from £600 to £1200 plus fitting etc.
My local garage said that at this age it 's not worth it so fit a whole used engine which is what I did. The engine cost me £350 with only 60000 on the clock.
I sourced it through the web. I think I used 24/7 spares. I had the choice of a few engines. Maybe this would work for your box.
I had a 1992 220CE and I was sorry to see it go in part exchange for the BMW. I also have a CLK 230 Elegance cabriolet now with factory fitted avantegarde suspension.
Hope you are lucky. Keep it going.