Hello All,
My gear box let go on the weekend after a few weeks of noise similar to a dodgy wheel bearing. Anyway, I'm on the look out for a second hand gear box but have the dilemma of whether or not to fit a new clutch and flywheel whilst it's apart. The car is a seat leon fr tdi which has done 182,000 miles. I was hoping I could nurse it 200,000 miles and just see how long I could keep it going for, alas it wasn't to be.
The car had a remap to 183 bhp at around 90,000 miles (previous owner) and the clutch was uprated due to it slipping at around 98,000 miles. I've not had any issues at all with clutch slip and my "race start from the lights" days are long behind me so I'm wondering if I should
1. Just replace the gear box and nurse it to 200,000 miles and beyond if poss. (cheapest)
2. Buy a standard clutch and flywheel (around £250 plus gearbox)
3. Buy uprated clutch and flywheel (around £350 - £400 plus gear box)
If I choose option 2, is the clutch likely to slip? I've heard lots of people say their clutches slip after a re-map but that's always on a well used clutch. Plus, I doubt very much the car is producing those kind of power figures any more.
If the car wasn't on such high mileage it would be a no brainer, but the cars not worth much now and other thing will inevitably go wrong in the not too distant future, so don't really wanna spend the best part of a grand on it to do it properly i.e uprated clutch etc
Thoughts (and second hand gearboxes / uprated clutches) appreciated
Mat
My gear box let go on the weekend after a few weeks of noise similar to a dodgy wheel bearing. Anyway, I'm on the look out for a second hand gear box but have the dilemma of whether or not to fit a new clutch and flywheel whilst it's apart. The car is a seat leon fr tdi which has done 182,000 miles. I was hoping I could nurse it 200,000 miles and just see how long I could keep it going for, alas it wasn't to be.
The car had a remap to 183 bhp at around 90,000 miles (previous owner) and the clutch was uprated due to it slipping at around 98,000 miles. I've not had any issues at all with clutch slip and my "race start from the lights" days are long behind me so I'm wondering if I should
1. Just replace the gear box and nurse it to 200,000 miles and beyond if poss. (cheapest)
2. Buy a standard clutch and flywheel (around £250 plus gearbox)
3. Buy uprated clutch and flywheel (around £350 - £400 plus gear box)
If I choose option 2, is the clutch likely to slip? I've heard lots of people say their clutches slip after a re-map but that's always on a well used clutch. Plus, I doubt very much the car is producing those kind of power figures any more.
If the car wasn't on such high mileage it would be a no brainer, but the cars not worth much now and other thing will inevitably go wrong in the not too distant future, so don't really wanna spend the best part of a grand on it to do it properly i.e uprated clutch etc
Thoughts (and second hand gearboxes / uprated clutches) appreciated
Mat
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