The guy who's doing mine said he does about 2 to 3 of these boxes a month he said taxis are the worst as they leave them until the box brakes , for info there is a guy called the M32 guy e mailed who was very helpful about my noise and solutions
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Originally posted by Sharp View PostKentishbloke looks like yours is going to be done in place which I believe is the 5th and 6th gear bearings which involves removing the end casing .mine was box fully out and all bearings changed ,he also said he had to dress the gears as some of the fragments from the bearings had damaged the teeth , my bearings were the ones on the output shafts near the bell housing he wanted it 3 days ,1 day each for remove /replace box and1 day to strip and rebuild the box £700 for all that , I don't think was so expensive a job ,it's just the clutch and dmf that's added the extra cost
Good luck with yours and I hope it solves your issues
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Originally posted by Sharp View PostHope it sorts it for you ,it's a big job for 3hours work I wouldn't have thought you would get the box out in that time
I'm just glad I don't have a diesel, from this forum & the VectraC forum I was on, the vast majority of problems seem to occur with all the diesels.
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Got back from WGMotorworks just over 90 minutes ago. All bearings replaced, gearbox internals cleaned, put back together & filled with Fuchs Titan Sintofluid 75W80. All done in 2.5 hours!
At last, no whining noise & pretty smooth gear changes, should last the lifetime of me having the car.
Warren showed me the old bearings, which didn't look too bad despite the noise, but the new Timken bearings certainly have made it a pleasure to drive again.
Next job on the list is the cam belt, which Warren quoted me as £215 all in with genuine Vauxhall parts, which I thought was pretty reasonable.
Can't recommend WGMotorworks enough!
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Well, I ended up having mine done in the end - The whine had become a screech, it was becoming embarrassing to drive.
£1050 with an included new clutch (They had the entire sub frame out, so why not replace the clutch too!) that was <30% life left in it. Best decision I ever made, the car feels new again.
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Originally posted by Sharp View PostNo I think clutches dmf gearboxes fail in lots of cars as all manufactures use the same suppliers but maybe different designs,dependant on if it's a supplier designed part of an OEM design part , my point is I had a Vectra when I bought it ,it had 7000 miles on ,30000 miles dmf went £700 ,next car I had was an avensis 2.2 diesel t180 bought with 85000 miles on ran to 130000 miles not a single issue in 4 years insignia 56000 miles gear box clutch dmf £1400 I was looking at buying an astra estate next but my experience of vauxhalls has put me off , this is my 6th Vauxhall by the way
Maybe just good timing on my part or unlucky timing on yours?
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