Skoda octavia 1.9tdi gearbox

red bull

I have a 1.9 tdi stays slipping out of 5th gear any easy way to cure this problem ?

CJhaughey

red bull wrote: »

I have a 1.9 tdi stays slipping out of 5th gear any easy way to cure this problem ?

Bungie pulling it forward.

Henry Ford III

Is there any oil in the gearbox?

Mr Benevolent

Duct tape. Fixes everything. Failing, that, check if there's oil in the gearbox.

red bull

Looks like I should be on the lookout for a 2nd box ? any advise price ? how much to fit ? is it worthwhile 165k miles on her but no other probs great mpg. Confused to say the least my tiger is dead !!!

AzureAuto

Have you checked the gear selector linkage for any wear in the balljoint. VW sell a repair kit for it as it wears and causes sloppy gear changes i.e difficlut to get into certain gears or reverse. Its accessible from beneath the car and best replaced by removing the linkage itself.

red bull

AzureAuto wrote: »

Have you checked the gear selector linkage for any wear in the balljoint. VW sell a repair kit for it as it wears and causes sloppy gear changes i.e difficlut to get into certain gears or reverse. Its accessible from beneath the car and best replaced by removing the linkage itself.

Thank you I will get my mechanic friend to have a look. Have no other prob with gears except for 5th gear

red bull

Any tips on buying a sechondhand gearbox ?

Andrew33

red bull wrote: »

Any tips on buying a sechondhand gearbox ?

Try Traynors in the north, they deliver to the south and mark all their parts, if it's faulty they'll take it back.
Also, it's a common as muck combination, the 1.9tdi + 5sp box, you should have zero probs sourcing one, VW Golf, Passat, Audi A4, A6 (old) Seat etc.

George Dalton

What year is the car?

red bull

George Dalton wrote: »

What year is the car?

02

George Dalton

If you find that you do have a gearbox problem then you need to get one from a Golf, Bora, Octavia, Leon, Toledo or Audi A3.

An A4/A6 or Passat gearbox is no use to you.