DaveDisco3
Member Since: 29 Apr 2014
Location: Gretton, Northamptonshire.
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I'm going with feeling lucky lol. New TC going in at the end of this week. But I'm not feeling that lucky as I am having the new style oil pump going in as well. D3 Tonga HSE 2005
Sport body kit
Beanie grille
LED interior lights
LED side lights
De-tango
IID Bluetooth
Icarsoft i930
Clock on dash
Three flash indicators
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Stubear
Member Since: 05 Nov 2016
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 86
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So mine is booked in next week for a new torque converter figured I'd get it done as the car is in great condition and I know it's history as well as having the timing belts done and brakes would be a shame to buy a new one and get the same issue later on.
It's about £1560 fitted so hopefully no damage to the gearbox is found and a new torque converter will give me smooth running again. If it moves and it shouldn't duct tape it, if it doesn't move and it should walk away and get a big hammer
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| 3rd Jul 2017 6:47 pm |
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DaveDisco3
Member Since: 29 Apr 2014
Location: Gretton, Northamptonshire.
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Mine will be completed next week as well so let's post back when they are done lol. D3 Tonga HSE 2005
Sport body kit
Beanie grille
LED interior lights
LED side lights
De-tango
IID Bluetooth
Icarsoft i930
Clock on dash
Three flash indicators
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| 3rd Jul 2017 6:50 pm |
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professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
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Does anyone know of anyone within striking distance of Surrey able to Change the torque converter for this sort of money?
If not, can it be done in a day? If I, say, travelled to Wiltshire or somewhere? D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
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| 27th Jul 2017 5:23 pm |
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DaveDisco3
Member Since: 29 Apr 2014
Location: Gretton, Northamptonshire.
Posts: 597
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Anyway. New torque converter. And all is good. Happy D3 owner. D3 Tonga HSE 2005
Sport body kit
Beanie grille
LED interior lights
LED side lights
De-tango
IID Bluetooth
Icarsoft i930
Clock on dash
Three flash indicators
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| 27th Jul 2017 8:57 pm |
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BrettKaz
Member Since: 11 Nov 2013
Location: Canberra
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I have the reverse problem. I had absolutely no problem with my TC but with all the problems here with TCs while I had the engine out I thought I would get the TC recon'ed, you know belt and braces and all that! Guess what ... now I get judder towing my van.  Well it it only happened once in 300 Kms. Any thoughts? I am going back to my mechanic to double check the oil used but he is not the type to get that wrong.
Edit: this happened in 3rd gear at 80kmph/50mph at a gearbox temp of 83c.
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| 28th Jul 2017 5:37 am |
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professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
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| Re: All booked in for a new torque converter |
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Stubear wrote:So mine is booked in next week for a new torque converter figured I'd get it done as the car is in great condition and I know it's history as well as having the timing belts done and brakes would be a shame to buy a new one and get the same issue later on.
It's about £1560 fitted so hopefully no damage to the gearbox is found and a new torque converter will give me smooth running again.
Who have you got it booked in with please? D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
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| 28th Jul 2017 7:00 am |
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Stubear
Member Since: 05 Nov 2016
Location: Hertfordshire
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It was booked with A1 premier transmissions In Biggleswade
Car came back and is a Dream to drive now
Recon box and new TC If it moves and it shouldn't duct tape it, if it doesn't move and it should walk away and get a big hammer
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| 6th Aug 2017 10:40 pm |
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professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
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Mine is with a firm in Essex. Hoping to get it back this week  D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
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| 7th Aug 2017 7:26 am |
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JimmyP
Member Since: 26 Jul 2013
Location: Walsall
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| Re: A1 premier transmissions |
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Stubear wrote:It was booked with A1 premier transmissions In Biggleswade
Car came back and is a Dream to drive now
Recon box and new TC
A1 did mine last year. Just after I got it back I noticed two things: an annoying rattle at idle where the bracket on the exhaust joint was very loose and a growing dark patch on my driveway that was caused by a leak in the fuel line around the back of the gearbox. The mechanic who fixed it said he couldn't say for certain that the exhaust and fuel line weren't re-connected properly after the TC replacement, just that it seemed a remarkable coincidence...  Previously owned an '08 D3 HSE in Stornoway grey but jumped ship to see what the Swedes have to offer.
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| 7th Aug 2017 2:16 pm |
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trailhound
Member Since: 27 Aug 2015
Location: Colchester
Posts: 697
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professorpool wrote:Mine is with a firm in Essex. Hoping to get it back this week
Which firm did you use professor pool? Could you pm me with costs? Thanks in advance!
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| 4th Apr 2018 10:10 am |
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Chips1973
Member Since: 17 Dec 2011
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 51
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Here's a link to the thread I started when I was having trouble 6 years ago , so prices have no doubt gone up but it didn't cost me much to end up with my T/C refurbed by a ZF dealer . It hasn't put a foot wrong since , the gearbox that is , wish I could say the same for the engine !
https://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/get-torque-converter-74792.html
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| 7th Apr 2018 10:06 pm |
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trailhound
Member Since: 27 Aug 2015
Location: Colchester
Posts: 697
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Useful info chips1973, one of the few links I hadnt stumbled across.
Still looking for experiences in Essex, Suffolk, London.
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| 7th Apr 2018 10:49 pm |
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professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
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trailhound wrote:professorpool wrote:Mine is with a firm in Essex. Hoping to get it back this week
Which firm did you use professor pool? Could you pm me with costs? Thanks in advance!
Sorr, been away skiing..
I used this lot, having been recommended to them from here:
https://reengineeredtransmissions.co.uk/aboutus
I had a brand new tc fitted, along with a recondition of the gearbox, gasket sets, etc.
All in £2850 inc VAT iirc?
It was £895 to recondition the gearbox and as I had the body off and the labour was nil, I elected to have this done too, though not strictly necessary..
I can't remember the breakdown but they pretty much did everything.. D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
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| 9th Apr 2018 9:06 am |
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trailhound
Member Since: 27 Aug 2015
Location: Colchester
Posts: 697
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Thanks for coming back on that
Surely a new TC isn’t a body off job?
Is there a diy post - I can’t find one so guess it’s major surgery!
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| 9th Apr 2018 8:28 pm |
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