Finding a Mk1 TT auto gearbox

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My wife's 2004 Mk1 TT has something of a terminal gearbox problem so I need to find a replacement box for it that my local garage can fit. It's a 6 speed tiptronic box and I'm guessing the gearbox is also used in a selection of other VAG cars.

Does anyone know where I can get a second hand box from or indeed the other VAG cars that use the same gearbox so I can look them up on ebay??

Incidentally the problem with the gearbox is extremely violent gear changes from 1st to second, and sometimes just getting stuck in first and refusing to shift. I took the car to the local Audi dealer for an investigation, suggesting the perhaps it was the valve body that was sticking and in that typically efficient Audi dealer way they reported back, 'Confirmed violent gear changes 1st to 2nd. Solution: New gearbox, £4300.'

edit: 1.8 litre front wheel drive model

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SteBrown91 said:

I don't know if the ratios are different but many passats will have a tiptronic box

ratio's don't matter as it's the wife's car (snigger) which lives in the low end of the gears. So will all tiptronic boxes from VAG cars fit?

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DEANO87 said:

A gearbox from a passat will not fit, the engines are mounted longitudinally so the gearbox is different.
You will need a box from another TT or possibly a mk4 golf or Audi a3, assuming it's only front wheel drive, if it's Quattro you need a box from a Quattro TT or A3. Your gearbox code is written on the PR sticker in the front of your service book and under the carpet in the boot, that will help you source the same gearbox.

Thanks! I'll look it up and google to see if I can find a replacement box

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Sounds like a good plan. I'll look for a repair rather than replacement

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Warwickshire is OK for me. I'm in West London so it's not too far. Agree about the dealer, local one just summed it up in one line, 'new gearbox - £4300'.

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Job done.

3d Transmissions in Reading replaced the valve body and changed the gearbox oil. Total cost was about a quarter of that quoted by Audi. Excellent job, and a truly excellent company!

many thanks for the tip and completely recommend them to anyone (automatic or manual) with gearbox issues. Whilst picking up my car I noticed one of their chaps was on the phone to a Mercedes garage discussing when they could pick up a car. He told me it was the same story as with my car; dealer has quoted a new gearbox but the car owner wasn't convinced.