Hi everyone, My girlfriend is looking to buy her first car, and has now set her eyes on a automatic 96 punto, the only problem is they gearbox is shot. How expensive would a new automatic gearbox be and are they hard to replace? (e.g. will I need a ramp or is it possible to do myself?)
Thanks
Werner

it probably needs and/or new powder clutch best bet is to get new box and powder clutch out of a smashed up car. or better still save up for mk2 punto auto as they have a better auto box in them.

oh you can diy it with car on axle stands

dave said:

or better still save up for mk2 punto auto as they have a better auto box in them

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there as bad dave, i keep seeing the mk2 autos on ebay with broken gearbox/clutch

you will be better off with a manual tbh, the clutches have been known to go as little as 19k! but have been known to go as high as 90k! its a bit of a grey area on puntos

beau said:

there as bad dave, i keep seeing the mk2 autos on ebay with broken gearbox/clutch

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buy them then as sellers dont know what they doing as the mk2 has no clutch, most problems with them is damp in a conector fixed with wd40 or bad earth on rear brake light

Hi there, are they easy to find in scrappy's as i have tried ebay but cant find any autoboxes, and how much would a scrappy charge? Dont wanna spend more on the car than its worth. And also, it it a difficult job in itself or now?
I have hayens manual for punto, so should help a bit, but would like more info, eg, is it a simple disconnect, lift, replace and re-connect or is there more involved?
Thanks for all the advice and help
Werner

its a simple job, scrappies would want a fair bit, but smashed up autos often come up cheap here https://www.fiatforum.com/classifieds and on the bay