VRmonster 1 Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 after getting a little attention for the noisy engine at a local cruise tonight, i ended up blowing up my gearbox at 20mph. tut. i have no idea what ive done. but heres the description.pulling away in first at average speed, clutch in, change to second. didnt take any effort to go in, but then the car jumps and makes a very loud gear crunching noise, as though not using the clutch. at first i thaught mu clutch had gone, but as i was on a roundabout continued to drive for a sec to give myself space. found it wasnt the clutch but there was gearbox oil all over the place. i had to drive the car home in 3rd. gears change fine just a little gritty beacause of the lack of oil, but on deceleration the box makes rattling/grinding noises as though theres shards of something in there.any suggestions as to the damage, and im thinking it may be easier to get a 6 spd rather than a standard box if it needs replacing. as its gonna be a hell of a labour cost to replace the box. so would you recomend uprating clutch/flywheel or anything else while im on it? need ideas fast but any help is appreciated Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 sounds like a seal or somethin may have broken, if not the casing has got damaged, have you had a look for holes?for a 6 speed you'd need to supply them with your existing case...so if its damaged , you'll have to get anothe box from somewhere.what was the steering like? did it feel heavy? reason i say that is its common for the diff to let go and take the 'box with it.there is a '93 vr6 at a breakers somewhere (contact details are on a thread titled 'i've joined justins club' or similar), but they wanted £60 for the set of clocks, so they may well ask loads for the box. Link to post Share on other sites
zerocool 0 Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 I have a vr6 gearbox in perfect running order,if you can find me a vr6 syncro down pipe,then you can have the box. Link to post Share on other sites
eViL 0 Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 I have one for sale. See Classifieds. Link to post Share on other sites
VRmonster 1 Posted April 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 ive seen one somewhere recently actually. bugger. must find it, lol. i think im too keen on getting a close ratio tho. and is it worth getting the close box, if i dont get a diff? Link to post Share on other sites
Joe M 0 Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 The weak point in the vr's gearbox are the rivets that hold the final drive gear to the diff. Its possible one of them has detached and thats whats rattling about. Link to post Share on other sites
VRmonster 1 Posted April 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 so whats the explination for all the oil pissing out everywhere? lol. i took the housing cover off today, and had a river of oil filled with shards of steel flood my arm, ha ha. i think theres detrimental damage. got a gearbox guy comin to check it out tomorrow, if he says any more than £500 to repair, im going for a 6 speed and quaife. ill keep the 2nd hand ones in mind. Link to post Share on other sites
kilokilla 0 Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 was it engine or gearbox oil Link to post Share on other sites
VRmonster 1 Posted April 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 gearbox. at first i thaught id ripped the sump off again with the loud bang, and big jump. but it was pissing out of the housing cover so i had a dip n a sniff. errrggghhh. lol. drove home in bloody 3rd, how boring is going slow. Link to post Share on other sites
kilokilla 0 Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 lol going slow is very boring .sounds like pretty terminal gearbox prob mate reckon u lookin at new box.I hate it when stuff like that happens ,means i gotta get dirty again. Link to post Share on other sites
VRmonster 1 Posted April 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 ha ha, i think ill eave this one to the experts, lol. gearboxes arent my thing. would u recomend uprating anything while the box is off? like maybe a new chain, clutch, Lightened flywheel? Link to post Share on other sites
kilokilla 0 Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 would definitely check tensioner and replace clutch is gonna be a defo if you got oil coming out from that area as u only need a drip of oil to get on clutch and it is knackered. Link to post Share on other sites
kilokilla 0 Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 soz timing chain tensioner that is .i done a clutch on me old 1 only to find i had to strip it all back down to replace tensioner ,i was gutted but suppose you have to make these errors to learn lol. Link to post Share on other sites
beng 0 Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 hope fully the link should work below, dont know if its any good. saw it and thought of you, ahhh. lol!!http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2475251630&category=9889 Link to post Share on other sites
VRmonster 1 Posted April 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 cheers benq. ive already seen it, im having someone tell me how fooked ma box is, then gonna bid on this if i need it. lol Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 if you go for a second hand 'box, which is the most sensible thing to do (unless you're minted of course), i've heard that changin the final drive to a lower one has a very good effect on accelaration. i don't think it'll be that expensive either, so its a good cheap mod. you need to speak to phatvr6, he knows more. Link to post Share on other sites
VRmonster 1 Posted April 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 ill lose top end then though wont i? its a big toss up as to how far i want to mess on with this. i also need the car for intes, so i have a 3 week timescale to get it done. Link to post Share on other sites
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