(G) Is My Gearbox Dead?

yeah its just a pain in the arse but still - gotta use it to go on site in a few mins so depending on if the problem is still there depends if Norris Brothers will be receiving a visit from me or not

Glad to hear it! i'm seeing quite a few chrome grilles popping up around the place now! I was worried everyone was gonna hate it at first but obviously not lol

yeah that sounds about right - last night I tried everything to get reverse and eventually found it but 6th was a no go at all! I'll try again this morning though because I have to reverse out my drive so should be interesting!!!

Yeah that's a good point because of the revs - hmm...I was being stupid there lol. I was thinking they're both 6 speed and it would be cheaper for fiat to use the same box - plus - at 125mph the 1.4 16v is doing about 5k so the gearbox should see it through to about 150mph if it ever had the power (which is about what the mjet gearbox gets the car to when its mapped to something ridiculous apparently)

Not sure though!!!!


Sorry mate, I meant i brought the car with 14 miles on it not 14k...so I know how every mile bar those 14 have been driven and that's why i'm surprised...

but yeah, that's a good point - i'd ruled out the clutch because I could still get into all the other gears with no trouble and there wasn't a grinding noise other than with 6th and reverse but tbh i'm not sure...are clutches covered aswell? cos if they're not then i might invest in a better one...

nah i love it! my sister didnt even notice that it was an add-on, thats why i like it, looks like its meant to be there!

my bets would probably be on the previous driver makin a hash out of the box, some people just cannot drive to save their life!

glad to hear it!!

yeah that's why I like it i think - I've got some other plans aswell that'll make it stand out even more but still look OEM+ but i'm keeping those under wraps for now :P

Well they would have done if I hadn't had her from new lol

only things that arent covered are things like air filters,spark plugs and such, im pretty sure your clutch will be, i was reading through my warranty booklet other day to see excalty what is and isnt.

ye just noticed you had it from new, so fair enough! take it back to fiat, it wil be covered, and just give them an evil look and demand a bravo sport t-jet as a courtesy car haha.

and when you make those changes, ile be sure to be having a gander and taking inspiration haha. my next mission is to save money, and take apart my lights to spray the inside instead of paying for the new darkened ones! im determined to not spend £300 on lights!!!

It won't just be an evil look - with how crap and rude the service guy is it's gonna be a full on fist fight I fear!! I was thinking about that - someone else on here got given a brerra as a courtesy car so I might give that a try!!! But yeah, i'm not getting landed with something that won't hack the miles I have to do - Don't wanna break a courtesy car after all


haha - they should look really mean but i've gotta save up first but anything I can do that other people like is brilliant as far as i'm concerned!!

Bet that's gonna be abit of a bitch to do!! good luck with it though, would love to see how it comes out!

ye defo go for top courtesy car! the service at my dealer is quite good to be fair to them, i took it in to get my glovebox re-aligned other day and they did it there and then and were going a bit OTT with customer service to be honest! i was shocked he didnt get me a cushion to sit on and my own personal lounge haha.

ye it probably will be a bitch, but id rather spend a few hours labour and a few quid on spray paint than £300 on new lights! need to get my calipers painted too me thinks!

This is similar to just one of the miriad of faults I have had.

I started to experence selection difficulties around 20k, I took it back and my ever helpful! dealer rectified the problem under warranty without question. They told me they had replaced both selector cables and adjusted the selector mechanism. From past experience I tend to take what they tell me with a generous pinch of salt, particularly as the cables didnt look brand new to me..... but whatever they did they sorted out the problem at no cost and minimum inconvenence to me so I cant complain.

I believe all GPs have cable selected g/boxes, you can check via Eper.

mine too

nevermind!

Well - rang up the local Norris's (big mistake!)

Can't fit it in until tuesday 'cos that's the first avaliable courtesy car they have...1.4 dynamic sport to thrash around. I demanded an alfa because i needed one sooner but they said they had no links with any other garages as they're independant so i'm just gonna goto alfa myself and arrange an extended test drive lol. Not leaving fiat my car until they're actually gonna work on it!!

I was wondering if it could be the synchro-mesh aswell maybe? hmmm! Just about to go and remove all the GSR and stuff for warrenty purposes lol. Think i managed to force it into 6th a few mins ago whilst stationary but it won't do it whilst on the move. Only a matter of time before it does it again anyway i'd imagine!!

hahaha do it, goin in a nice suit and act like ur a spoilt rich brat whos going to buyy one, and you want to test drive one for a few days, demand a top of the range one or you will take your business elsewhere. might do it myself just for fun. ha.

and also if and when you get it to fiat, they should provide an alternative that suits yours, i wouldnt settle for less then what mine is, get them to give you a tjet or a bravo!

lol - well actually i've found some decent buys on autotrader and am looking at one to replace the grande with when I change - 15k for a used 2.4jtd with bose stereo, leather, 18' multispoke alloys in bright red...looks the nuts!!! But yeah, i rekon that's a plan to me lol.

Just removed the GSR gutted

looking at replacing already??? crazy i say crazy! if my insurance wouldnt bend me over and shaft me i wouldve been in a bravo sport anyway, they are sex on a plate!

ahh ile come round and nab it whilst your not using it haha. i neeeed one, how much u pay for urs in total? and do they just ship it o do you take it to them for fitting etc?

Do you live in birmingham? if so how come your haveing to go so far??

Here is my list of courtesy cars supplied to me by Fiat:

Peugeot 207 1.48v
Peugeot 308 1.6vv-ti
Fiat Bravo 1.4 T-Jet
Fiat Panda 1.3 M-Jet
Fiat Panda 100HP
Fiat GP 1.2 Active

Its all a guessing game as to what you get!