4 Speed Gearbox... Type 5 or Type E???

[Grady]

This all came about as I tried to figure out what was chewing up my speedo gears...

I know the Bible and the Service/Part Manual says Type E (and the pictures look like the bits I've seen of mine.) But I'm being told by a knowledgeable Capri guy - who now owns a 280i too - it's really a Type 5.

I Googled around without much luck. However the picture on the Burton Power site sure looks like it's a 5 not an E. (Could they have used the wrong picture?)

Anyway, will some expert please tell me the Bible is right lest my faith be shaken. Grady

[york33]

I think it's a Type 5 box, not a type E. Based on diagrams I looked at and spares I ordered when I did an overhaul of mine, the type 5 ones fitted. Apart from external appearances, if you delve inside it's a 3 rail box, whereas the Type E is single rail......

cheers
Dave