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Hi,
(apologies for the long description - might help in understanding my issues - thanks for reading!)
I've been worried about my Auto gearbox for about 12 months. I have a 2002 2.5 Tdi Automatic, she has done only 120k.
Last year whilst on holiday we started getting a juddering from the transmission when setting off. And after a while when on the motorway, especially on inclines below 1800 rpm. Luckily it was at the end of the trip but we all had a long and painful slow limp all the way home, worrying if we would make it.
So once back and after a bit of research, I found out that it is possibly the torque converter and was looking at a £2k+ bill for a recon Auto box to rectify.
But before I took it in to the local garage I thought i'd see if changing the transmission fluid might help. So i decided to replace the transmission oil and filter (around £80). Amazingly this seemed to have worked a treat and have not had a single judder since (done around 2k miles since).
...However this is now always on my mind now and the thought of driving anywhere far makes me a bit anxious.
Since then another issue has arisen (no idea if the previous judder is a factor), about a month ago I had to replace the starter motor, as it was grinding/ whirring but not turning the engine properly. When i took it out there was quite a few fine metal flakes present. I saw that the old starter was probably the original, replaced with an aftermarket one off ebay for £80. Swapped it over and she started first time, so thought problem solved. However over the past few weeks starting seems to be getting bad like before; just a noise and no engine turn.
I've done a bit of research and 'suspect' that the starter ring on the flywheel(torque converter) may be damaged and has now stripped the edge of the new starter, making it not able to engage like the old starter motor.
My quandary now is, do I (if my suspicion is correct) get the flywheel (starter ring) replaced at a cost of an estimated £800 with the still looming future possibility (but not a certainty) of an Auto box failure? Or do i kill two birds with one stone and get the Autobox converted to Manual and the flywheel replaced at the same time?
I've heard that a manual conversion is half the cost of a new recon Auto box? So if I can get a recon conversion for around £1k done this seems to me to be a no-brainer?
What should i do?
Really appreciate any help on this. Also would appreciate if anyone could recommend anyone who can do this or has had it done in the East Manchester/ North Derbyshire area.
Many thanks,
Darryl
(apologies for the long description - might help in understanding my issues - thanks for reading!)
I've been worried about my Auto gearbox for about 12 months. I have a 2002 2.5 Tdi Automatic, she has done only 120k.
Last year whilst on holiday we started getting a juddering from the transmission when setting off. And after a while when on the motorway, especially on inclines below 1800 rpm. Luckily it was at the end of the trip but we all had a long and painful slow limp all the way home, worrying if we would make it.
So once back and after a bit of research, I found out that it is possibly the torque converter and was looking at a £2k+ bill for a recon Auto box to rectify.
But before I took it in to the local garage I thought i'd see if changing the transmission fluid might help. So i decided to replace the transmission oil and filter (around £80). Amazingly this seemed to have worked a treat and have not had a single judder since (done around 2k miles since).
...However this is now always on my mind now and the thought of driving anywhere far makes me a bit anxious.
Since then another issue has arisen (no idea if the previous judder is a factor), about a month ago I had to replace the starter motor, as it was grinding/ whirring but not turning the engine properly. When i took it out there was quite a few fine metal flakes present. I saw that the old starter was probably the original, replaced with an aftermarket one off ebay for £80. Swapped it over and she started first time, so thought problem solved. However over the past few weeks starting seems to be getting bad like before; just a noise and no engine turn.
I've done a bit of research and 'suspect' that the starter ring on the flywheel(torque converter) may be damaged and has now stripped the edge of the new starter, making it not able to engage like the old starter motor.
My quandary now is, do I (if my suspicion is correct) get the flywheel (starter ring) replaced at a cost of an estimated £800 with the still looming future possibility (but not a certainty) of an Auto box failure? Or do i kill two birds with one stone and get the Autobox converted to Manual and the flywheel replaced at the same time?
I've heard that a manual conversion is half the cost of a new recon Auto box? So if I can get a recon conversion for around £1k done this seems to me to be a no-brainer?
What should i do?
Really appreciate any help on this. Also would appreciate if anyone could recommend anyone who can do this or has had it done in the East Manchester/ North Derbyshire area.
Many thanks,
Darryl