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MONGOOSE505   
Mon Nov 11 2013, 07:18pm
Member No: #19958
Joined: May 25 2011
Location: SHEFFIELD
 Hi

Last week I noticed a fluid leak from the gearbox area.

I now have a mild grinding noise from gearbox when I slow down.

I have no warning logs that indicate a fault

I am about to book the car in for repair, however, looking for the right advice so I can understand various repair options, or a check list of things I can look at first, for example is there a container which requires filling up with replacment fluid.

Thanks

Thanks
Dave_Retired.   
Tue Nov 12 2013, 02:16am

Member No: #1
Joined: Aug 07 2006
Location: Northumberland
 If it's 'grinding' it could be the input shaft bearing failing and as it's a labour intensive job to remove the engine expect a bill of £800 plus..........

The leaking 'fluid' could be from the EGS actuator and there are plenty of posts on site about it, heres 1 - Click Here -
MONGOOSE505   
Tue Dec 10 2013, 10:28am
Member No: #19958
Joined: May 25 2011
Location: SHEFFIELD
 Update, bearing fault in gearbox, 07 model, 45k on clock, the two main dealerships refuse to provide written quotes, 13 indep, I contacted wont touch the job.

Awaiting quote from gearbox company, but 505/50 about doing the job.

Mod car, big company etc etc, could this be a material/design fault with future vosa recalls.

Citroen will prob not help, because the repair costs are so high what can you do aaarrrrhhh
Dave_Retired.   
Tue Dec 10 2013, 01:08pm

Member No: #1
Joined: Aug 07 2006
Location: Northumberland
MONGOOSE505 wrote ...

Mod car, big company etc etc, could this be a material/design fault with future vosa recalls.

VOSA are only interested in Safety so don't expect any recall.

Yes the bearing can fail, but it's not that common given the number of cars out there that use it across the Citroen/Peugeot range and those that do are usually EGS models and not manuals.
MONGOOSE505   
Tue Dec 10 2013, 01:50pm
Member No: #19958
Joined: May 25 2011
Location: SHEFFIELD
 Mine is a EGS
MONGOOSE505   
Wed Dec 11 2013, 09:39am
Member No: #19958
Joined: May 25 2011
Location: SHEFFIELD
 Update £1800.00 from a independent to repair
MONGOOSE505   
Mon Dec 16 2013, 04:24am
Member No: #19958
Joined: May 25 2011
Location: SHEFFIELD
 Am I correct, there is a fixed price for a clutch replacement of 699.00, to get to the clutch they need to remove the gearbox, once the gear box is out, they will notice the bearing/s require replacing, if correct what could be the additional cost of the bearings.

The reason I ask, only one Inden will touch the job and hes not a cit spec, my only choice is a dealership
BigJohnD   
Mon Dec 16 2013, 05:55am

Member No: #82
Joined: Jan 22 2007
Location: Hoylake
 Check the fixed price offers at Citroen.co.uk and then approach a participating dealer.
MONGOOSE505   
Mon Feb 03 2014, 03:30pm
Member No: #19958
Joined: May 25 2011
Location: SHEFFIELD
 I have had the repair done new clutch and drive shaft 1900.00, however from picking the car up, I noticed a drop in performance and aceleration when driving.

I have returned the car, just been informed the turbo has failed, this has occurred during the repair time at the dealership, I beleive this fault has occurred during the repair, need some advice on how proceed
Dave_Retired.   
Tue Feb 04 2014, 01:47am

Member No: #1
Joined: Aug 07 2006
Location: Northumberland
 Have they not simply forgotten to couple the turbo piping up tight?
FrankBullitt   
Tue Feb 04 2014, 02:58am

Member No: #19238
Joined: Apr 12 2011
Location: Cambridgeshire
 Agreed, I suspect this is simply a case of something needs refitting or tightening.
MONGOOSE505   
Tue Feb 04 2014, 03:04am
Member No: #19958
Joined: May 25 2011
Location: SHEFFIELD
 Regarding payment for this extra work or should it be covered under the first fix
MONGOOSE505   
Tue Feb 04 2014, 10:59am
Member No: #19958
Joined: May 25 2011
Location: SHEFFIELD
 Update, just had a chat with the dealership, The turbo actuator has failed and the car is in safe mode, fault code P2562 and P0299, there were no warnings or logs of the fault warning me of the fault when driving.

The mech has checked all pipes, seals and electrics he says they are ok

Please bear in mind from the first minute I picked the car up after repair I had no working turbo and I now believe it was in safe mode.

Price for new repair 459.65

Advice please
Dave_Retired.   
Tue Feb 04 2014, 11:28am

Member No: #1
Joined: Aug 07 2006
Location: Northumberland
 Just not your lucky day I'm afraid.
MONGOOSE505   
Wed Feb 12 2014, 12:57am
Member No: #19958
Joined: May 25 2011
Location: SHEFFIELD
 In general terms, how much does the turbo actuator part cost and how many hours of labour to replace this part?
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