mackt 1 Report post Posted February 18, 2010 Hi Good to see website back up! My wife decided on a 2004 307 2.0 petrol with 4 speed auto/tiptronic gearbox - ex Japan Long and short is - thought the gearbox was not as responsive as it should be and then developed a major "clunk" when it kicked down that was threatening to rip the engine from it's mounts! Took it to the dealer to have the computers talk and inspection,looks like we are up for $3k to $5K to recondition! So does anyone know what are best options are: 1. Recondition gearbox 2. Locate 2nd hand gearbox 3. Blow up car and run like the wind 3. Buy a 330i sedan? Thanks in advance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AN E30 Fan 1 Report post Posted February 18, 2010 (edited) 1. Recondition gearbox 2. Locate 2nd hand gearbox 3. Blow up car and run like the wind 4. Buy a 330i sedan? THOSE! We are a BMW forum though so you would expect a reponse like this Talk to Heath aka DRTDVL he knows his stuff on Peugeots, bit of a Pug man Edited February 18, 2010 by AJ-E30 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mackt 1 Report post Posted February 18, 2010 THOSE! We are a BMW forum though so you would expect a reponse like this Talk to Heath aka DRTDVL he knows his stuff on Peugeots, bit of a Pug man Thanks for that - see thats what happens when you let your wife pick the car she likes the look of! Just couldn't get her to consider an M3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DRTDVL 0 Report post Posted February 18, 2010 Pm Sent... Got to love the fact my GF only drives manuals... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30BMA 0 Report post Posted February 18, 2010 Hey Tim, I work at the Peugeot dealership (for the past 8 years), and did my time on plenty of these pugs. Not uncommon for them to have such transmission problems on the AL4 transmissions. Most of the issues we have ever had with them are hydraulic pressure related. Usually there are two solenoid valves in the transmission which bleed off the line pressure and when the pressure gets too low, the transmission warning light comes on and trans will lock in 3rd gear (limp home/downgraded mode). Usually gets that massive clunk too. 99% of the time its those valves that need replacement, but we have had Hydraulic block failures as well. Valve replacements usually retail at about $1300-1400 incl. gst, but Hydraulic blocks can cost several thousand more. Check with them as to what the cause of the fault is, if it is the solenoid valves, Id get a second opinion/estimate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DRTDVL 0 Report post Posted February 18, 2010 Spoke with my mechanic and he recommends getting the trans reconditioned vs a 2nd hand one. He's been using Eastern Automatics who have been upgrading the early 307 production run solenoids with a Bogwarner solenoid which the later model 307's used. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30BMA 0 Report post Posted February 18, 2010 ^ +1 on that. The new upgraded ones are Borg Warner valves Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
