Gearbox Trouble I Think On Alhambra Tdi

[jamesey]

hi i have a ahu tdi alhambra and when its labouring up hills it sounds as thought the gearbox is whinning and somtimes going downhill slowley it jumps out of first gear , what can this be and what would be the cheapest repair , i havent checked the oil yet in it??

[sepulchrave]

.......i havent checked the oil yet in it??

 

Perhaps you should start there then!

[jamesey]

.......i havent checked the oil yet in it??

 

Perhaps you should start there then!

 

 

any idea whay oil it takes???

[sepulchrave]

I used synthetic multigrade manual gearbox oil I got from GSF, can't remember what it was. As long as it's a synthetic and not ATF it'll be fine.

 

While you're under there check the mountings are ok and look for telltale signs of gearbox oil leakage from the bellhousing and diff seals.

[jamesey]

will do thanks :angry2:

[jamesey]

autodata says to use vw atf fluid in the gearbox ive even rung my mate at a vw garage and he says the do take atf , so ive put that in and it took a litre to fill it to the level plug

[sepulchrave]

There's your answer then, although I'm afraid the oil fairy didn't drink it so that means you still have a leak which you haven't found.

 

I don't care what they say about ATF, it won't quieten a wearing/high mileage manual gearbox nor will it provide the same level of protection.

 

Your gearbox was effectively empty, and is now almost certainly very worn. If the input shaft oil seal has gone then so has the bearing behind it.

[jamesey]

ooops how much this gonna cost me then , might be worth just getting rid :wacko: