rough sounding gearbox, thicker oil or an additive?
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hi guys just picked up a cheapo micra
gearbox sounds a bit rough when driving, a woman had it before me for years, i had to adjust the clutch cable cos half the travel was taking up the cable slack![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
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, so god knows how long it was being used like that, only half clutch travel..
anyway, would changing to thicker oil work on the noise or one of them additives?
Or just live with the roughness, quite firm sometimes to go in and out of gears aswell, nothing major tho..
If anyone has any experience with both, its a 2002 model, k11 i think they are..1.0L
only grabbed it cos almost years mot for £300..might just bin it when mot runs out, maybe![Wink](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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anyway, would changing to thicker oil work on the noise or one of them additives?
Or just live with the roughness, quite firm sometimes to go in and out of gears aswell, nothing major tho..
If anyone has any experience with both, its a 2002 model, k11 i think they are..1.0L
only grabbed it cos almost years mot for £300..might just bin it when mot runs out, maybe
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cheers..
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They were known to have chocolate gearboxes that would least maybe as long as 50,000 miles before needing replacements
That's why I bought a fiesta
That needed a gearbox
Then another fiesta
That also needed a gearbox, but lasted a whole year rather than only a week
That's why I bought a fiesta
That needed a gearbox
Then another fiesta
That also needed a gearbox, but lasted a whole year rather than only a week
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wow jesus dojj, this has 135,000 miles....
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I put 50k miles on a k11 Micra. Very reliable car.
The uj on the gear selector can go a bit tight but it's easily removed cleaned and re greased. You could try giving the gearbox a oil change and maybe add half a bottle of Lucas Oil Stabiliser.
The uj on the gear selector can go a bit tight but it's easily removed cleaned and re greased. You could try giving the gearbox a oil change and maybe add half a bottle of Lucas Oil Stabiliser.
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lol who's Arthur Daley?
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Minder one of my fave programmes of all time. Still watching it now for the 3rd time lol. I'd try and gearbox oil change and forte gearbox treatment and if it last a year then happy days
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Those micra boxes must be 2 a penny at a scrap yard, I bet you could change one in half a day.
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It will be bearings , I work for a transmission place and that's all we seem to do
nowadays . We have done diff carrier bearings on Micra's before .
Vw's, Renault /Vauxhall , Peugeot/Mini are our favorites.
Very rarely do ford boxes except transits .
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nowadays . We have done diff carrier bearings on Micra's before .
Vw's, Renault /Vauxhall , Peugeot/Mini are our favorites.
Very rarely do ford boxes except transits .
puddy
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if you want to try an additive try the lucas oil stuff - theres one specific for gearboxes and one for engines and gearboxes...you want the later...
http://www.lucasoil.co.uk/products/t...ansmission-fix
after a couple of trips it blends in nicely....you want to drain the oil then add 80% of the standard gearoil then 20% of this stuff
110k on the box with lovely changes
http://www.lucasoil.co.uk/products/t...ansmission-fix
after a couple of trips it blends in nicely....you want to drain the oil then add 80% of the standard gearoil then 20% of this stuff
110k on the box with lovely changes
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if you want to try an additive try the lucas oil stuff - theres one specific for gearboxes and one for engines and gearboxes...you want the later...
http://www.lucasoil.co.uk/products/t...ansmission-fix
after a couple of trips it blends in nicely....you want to drain the oil then add 80% of the standard gearoil then 20% of this stuff
110k on the box with lovely changes
http://www.lucasoil.co.uk/products/t...ansmission-fix
after a couple of trips it blends in nicely....you want to drain the oil then add 80% of the standard gearoil then 20% of this stuff
110k on the box with lovely changes
Strip and replace bearing or fit another box , assuming its been diagnosed correctly .
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Yes there was oil in it fudgey, ended up changing the oil yesterday, still sounds a bit rough though, so yep its been "woman`d" as my mate says...
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