Finally managed to get under the zed tonight and remove the gearbox sump and filter, gave it a good clean - didnt find any bits but the oil was a bit sludgey. 2 hrs or so start to finish.

 

Put it all back together and, wow doesn't it fookin shift :hyper:

 

Bites nice and cleanly in all gears n changes sweet as a nut :D

 

I originally thought the box was a duffer cos it lost drive all one day so I got myself a spare autobox as a precaution, then decided to go manwell and got a spare manwell box too. Looks like all 3 boxes are A1 :hyper:

 

It goes to show that we tend to think the worst of our zeds til; we get our hands dirty :x:

 

I'm still going ahead with the manwell convo this week tho :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

nice 1 mate good luck with the conversion

Finally managed to get under the zed tonight and remove the gearbox sump and filter, gave it a good clean - didnt find any bits but the oil was a bit sludgey. 2 hrs or so start to finish.

 

Put it all back together and, wow doesn't it fookin shift :hyper:

 

Bites nice and cleanly in all gears n changes sweet as a nut :D

 

I originally thought the box was a duffer cos it lost drive all one day so I got myself a spare autobox as a precaution, then decided to go manwell and got a spare manwell box too. Looks like all 3 boxes are A1 :hyper:

 

It goes to show that we tend to think the worst of our zeds til; we get our hands dirty :x:

 

I'm still going ahead with the manwell convo this week tho :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

 

I'm looking to do the same in the coming week or so. Did you replace the gasket? If so do you have a Nissan part number and approximate cost please? I take it from the above that you didn't replace the filters just cleaned them ...

 

Regards,

 

Dan

I Want to do the same.Did you get all the parts from MJP ?Can you give me a list of the parts needed and the oil you used(or any body else).Taa. :D I hear the royal purpl stuff is the best.

do the manwell conversion mate. you won't regret it :D

must be chuffed it's not the box lol

I'm looking to do the same in the coming week or so. Did you replace the gasket? If so do you have a Nissan part number and approximate cost please? I take it from the above that you didn't replace the filters just cleaned them ...

 

Regards,

 

Dan

 

Hi Dan,

 

Didnt replace anything, just a clean cos I've now got the zed in my unit so I can do the manwell :hyper:

 

Sorry I couldn't be more helpful bud.

do the manwell conversion mate. you won't regret it :D

 

Too right bud :D Ive got all the stuff in my unit right now :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

 

Got an RPS clutch waiting to go in as well :D

 

After the manwell is done, RainbowZTT (paul) & I are going to rework the body and interior and do a full respray again - is currently dark blue, am thinking of going to pearl black with a touch purple or blue flake on it.

 

Ive got a blue interior at the mo but if I go purple flake i'll change to a black interior.

Sorry to put a downer on this but I think you'll find your box is on the way out not long from now. If I were you I'd get the manwel conversion done asap.

 

Glad you got it back running for now though fella.

The car is in my unit right now, drove it here this morn :D

 

New gearbox and bits sitting on the shelves just waiting to get fitted :bow:

 

I'm not sure if the box is a gonner because it performed flawlessly then as soon as it started to lose drive I didnt drive it anymore in case i really shagged it out.

 

When I cleaned the sump and filter, the tranny oil was slightly thick and brown - no bits in it tho. Gave it a thorough clean out and she seems fine. These boxes must be super sensitive to oil viscosity.

 

BUT......I wouldn't trust an auto again....so its manwell for me :D

We'll get stuck into the manwell con this weekend Marc see how it goes. I'll be taking pics so you can see how we have done it, and the problems we might run into.

Yep lets make a really good doc on everything thats needed and how its done :hyper:

 

Cant wait to get it all sorted :D