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My Gear box gave up!

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  • 05-01-2008 2:58am
    #1
    miceal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭


    Hey

    Just looking for a bit of advice. Did this ever happen to anyone out there?

    How much is it to get fixed i just dumped the car with the mechanic. I heard it is expensive to fix :confused:

    The car is a Fiat Bravo.


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    DonJose
    Registered Users Posts: 3,470 ✭✭✭DonJose


    http://www.howtomendit.com/answers.php?id=32273

    "second hand gearbox will cost aprox £100 to £300 from a scrap yard"

    Try a scrapyard first you might find a good bargain. Gearbox might be cheap but the mechanic won't be cheap.


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    Masada
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭Masada


    is it a 16v or an 8v?
    if its an 8v then the gearbox from most common punto's will fit in it. most breakers will charge you around 250 for the used box., if you get the job done for near 400 then you'll be doing alright., also are you sure its the gearbox and not just the clutch? you didnt give any details.,


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    miceal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭miceal


    it is the 16V unfortunately

    I was going up a hill dropped it a gear and there was nothing there then i tried 2nd and again nothing lost all forward gears but i had a very noisy reverse


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Selector fork?

    Mike.


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    johncm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭johncm


    you will find it very hard to get a good 16v box there hard to come by these days.


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    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    How old is the car and what mileage is on it?.

    Reason I ask is I got Fiat Ireland to agree to reimburst me the cost of replacing my otherhalfs Bravo gearbox out of warrenty as it only had just over 35 thou miles.

    I can't remember if it was a 16v or 8v. But I got a recondioned gearbox supplied and fitted for €350, but that was a couple of year's back.


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    cranoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 279 ✭✭cranoo


    just sold a 00 punto with 43000 on it for 800 euro and bought a 99 saxo with 53000 miles on it for 1500 euro, fiats are a load of rubbish, it broke my heart and i had it since new, so get rid of it :o


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    miceal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭miceal


    To be honest the car never gave me trouble this is the first thing that had gone wrong and since i got it and i have put 30000 miles on it. The person who i bought it off is a good mate and he never did anything major to it. he had it for about 20000 miles

    00 reg northern car org. 1.2 16V sx80 model

    There is just over 81000 miles on it!

    Once i get this fixed it is up for sale, after a Skoda Octavia now


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    Masada
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭Masada


    cranoo wrote: »
    just sold a 00 punto with 43000 on it for 800 euro and bought a 99 saxo with 53000 miles on it for 1500 euro, fiats are a load of rubbish, it broke my heart and i had it since new, so get rid of it :o

    true, fiats arnt the best in the world but you bought a saxo instead?.,,rofl:D


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,454 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    diffs, selector forks and syncros go regularly on the 1.2 16v gearbox. because of that there are none around. took me 3 weeks to find one 5 years ago, so things are likely to be worse now.
    Scrap it, you can get another Bravo (if that's what you like) for the price of a fitted gearbox,


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    miceal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭miceal


    All sorted

    Just under €800 for new Clutch, Gear Box, Brake shoes and brake pads


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    blackbox
    Registered Users Posts: 4,318 ✭✭✭blackbox


    miceal wrote: »
    All sorted

    Just under €800 for new Clutch, Gear Box, Brake shoes and brake pads

    That was a bargain - are you going to tell us where you got it done?


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