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CH1 Buying Help

Markb said:
The Post Facelift cars aren't safe either there have been a few go as well. Basically a badly built gear box IMO It's like Honda spent a fortune on the engine then just found a gear box lying around the workshop and modded it for the ATR
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Markb said:
Crunching going into 3rd and 5th. Then it will stop going into reverse completely.

You are looking at between £600 - £1000 to repair it.
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Thanks for that, should be relatively easy to check the change into third, I guess the change into 5th may occur at slightly illegal speeds if you're pushing it. I would imagine that the wear is more down to how careful you are changing gears rather than the way you drive the car (aren't they supposed to be thrashed;)) I'm pretty careful in that respect, I've got an Impreza with about 320 bhp which is apparently pushing the limit of what the gearbox will take.

£600-£1000 doesn't sound too bad if the worst happens though.
 
It's also worth changing the gear box oil every 4K at the same time as the engine oil like I do ;)
 
SteveM said:
I guess the change into 5th may occur at slightly illegal speeds if you're pushing it.
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Not alway's, mine started crunching into fifth at anything over 50mph straight from the off, after a couple of week's that dropped to 40mph, then got to the point where doubling the clutch would'nt stop it either:mad:
 
TIM ATR said:
i have mine done every 9k and the gear change is like silk :cool:
the stuff i use is way better than the honda mtf stuff;)
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I just do it to be on the safe side (Over kill but why not :lol: ). I would say that the stuff is use is probably better ;) Amsoil is really good.
 
SteveM said:
Thanks for that, should be relatively easy to check the change into third, I guess the change into 5th may occur at slightly illegal speeds if you're pushing it. I would imagine that the wear is more down to how careful you are changing gears rather than the way you drive the car (aren't they supposed to be thrashed;)) I'm pretty careful in that respect, I've got an Impreza with about 320 bhp which is apparently pushing the limit of what the gearbox will take.

£600-£1000 doesn't sound too bad if the worst happens though.
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As has been said the pre-face lift gearbox is prone to 5th gear syncro problems and also a few early post-face lift using the old box design. The weakness is there but may never show, my old pre did 137,000 very hard miles on a tweeked engine and the 5th gear syncro never hinted any signs of appearing.
 
rhbroberts said:
does anyone have an email that i could contact him on please! it may be unlikely he still has it but it was a good example!
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I can help you out with contactin Dan ;)

Friend of mine sellin a 90k PB one at the min, on a 99/00 with private plate, otally standard, wants to sell quick as he is dyin to put his cossie on the rd will take £3500 for it :lol:
 
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