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Author Topic: 2.5 TD CDX AUTO gearbox broken  (Read 636 times)

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2.5 TD CDX AUTO gearbox broken
« on: 01 April 2010, 21:50:41 »

Hi all,

I've got the above model and the auto gearbox has broken.  I'm not sure what model gearbox is in the car.  I have the parts from a manual 2.5td GLS available to me.  My question is, how easy or difficult is it to change an auto box, and whether I should bother to get a second hand auto box or should I just do a manual conversion on it and if so, how much more complicated is that? will i need a manual ecu etc and does it matter that the two models are CDX and GLS?

thanks,
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Re: 2.5 TD CDX AUTO gearbox broken
« Reply #1 on: 01 April 2010, 21:52:06 »

go for the manual conversion, then you can chip it back to full BMW Spec  :y
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Re: 2.5 TD CDX AUTO gearbox broken
« Reply #2 on: 01 April 2010, 21:59:01 »

For the manual conversion is it ok to use the parts from an GLS model, and how hard is it?

how much time etc?

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Re: 2.5 TD CDX AUTO gearbox broken
« Reply #3 on: 01 April 2010, 22:04:31 »

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For the manual conversion is it ok to use the parts from an GLS model, and how hard is it?

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go for the manual conversion, then you can chip it back to full BMW Spec  :y

Spec is irrelevant, if its come from 2.5TD thats all the matters, never done a manual conversion myself, so not sure on time.  :-/
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Re: 2.5 TD CDX AUTO gearbox broken
« Reply #5 on: 01 April 2010, 23:55:52 »

or if you prefer the auto, fit an AR35 g/box & then you can chip it & itll be less work. ;)
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Re: 2.5 TD CDX AUTO gearbox broken
« Reply #6 on: 01 April 2010, 23:57:40 »

if you got all parts for coversion , can do in one day
max two days , not really hard job, done myself other week but on 3.2

if you go for swap auto box I got one AR35 here


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Re: 2.5 TD CDX AUTO gearbox broken
« Reply #7 on: 02 April 2010, 09:18:59 »

as others say, dont put ar25 back in, too weak.

Personally, I would prefer a manual TD to an auto one, moreso when chipped. But each to their own
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