frog hopper said:

It's no good coming on here and posting stuff like that................we want photo's.

Oh, and welcome.

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kermit_rr said:

Not quite the intro section, but hi and welcome
Have you checked the oil level properly and is it dead in all gears or just D?

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Scotiawhiskers said:

Overheating gearbox but not triggering dash warning? Blockage in gearbox cooler pipes or radiator I would guess then?

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T1tch65 said:

Hi to you all
New member please be gentle
Been reading these forums for awhile now. So signed up. My son and I have a 03. L322 3.0 TD project. Turning into a nightmare.

So what did we do today. Finished fitting a refurbed Torque converter, as it had a gearbox problem.
All was well then 30 miles later all stop. Again. Before fitting said Torgue converter, ATF had been changed twice filter once. Did 300 miles. Great we thought.
How ever once it gets warmed up comes to a stop, but cooled down off we go again.. Very confusing..

Anyone had anything similar?
Steve

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badfluffy said:

im thinking by the time the Torque converter gave up bits had already got into gearbox

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T1tch65 said:

It was a bit glittery, draining the gearbox ready to remove it

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badfluffy said:

sounds like a full gearbox rebuild needed

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T1tch65 said:

It was a bit glittery, draining the gearbox ready to remove it

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Scotiawhiskers said:

Checked the compressor was outputting OK, got it all installed again, with some tap washers under the lower mounting washers as spacers / absorption to see how the noise is. All connected up, fired straight up happily, had to run for 5 minutes but then came up to access OK. Didn't test higher, will wait 'til actually driving. Nanocom cleared the compressor fault message and got it going fine. Quieter than it was, more of a bass throb like a big exhaust instead of a rough harsh noise. Still scope for improvement.
Got the 20" wheels photographed for sale - don't want to be dragging them with us when we move. Posting that in the sale bit later, then eBay next weekend.

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T1tch65 said:

The guy that supplied the Torgue converter, said when he strips down our old Torgue converter he will get in touch about what condition it was in.
Looking at prices of second hand gearboxes (no guarantee its any better than the one we have) it might be a spares or repair ad.
There's no way going down the recon road. one of them is worth more than the car!

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