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Offline muddysteve

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« on: April 22, 2005, 18:03:24 »
ZF 4 speed or Chrysler 3 speed

which is best?


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« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2005, 18:30:50 »
ZF 4 speed

Unless you have a very big engine with lots of power you don't need.

IMHO.. more drivable, lighter, less power loss
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« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2005, 19:41:42 »
cheers mate, wont bid on the one i'm looking at then, wait for a zf to come up


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« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2005, 14:49:52 »
Defo the 4 speed ZF.

Some believe the 3 speed is stronger but Ive run the 4 speed for 3 years with no probs at all and I have seen my mates 3 speed go bang!!  Hes running a ZF now aswell.

Loads of them about aswell and now quiote cheap.  Seen a few on ebay that didnt sell and they wanted a £100.  

Hmmm auto....  I love it!!!!  8)
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« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2005, 22:22:53 »
Quote from: "landyman1978"
Defo the 4 speed ZF.

Some believe the 3 speed is stronger but Ive run the 4 speed for 3 years with no probs at all and I have seen my mates 3 speed go bang!!  Hes running a ZF now aswell.

Loads of them about aswell and now quiote cheap.  Seen a few on ebay that didnt sell and they wanted a £100.  

Hmmm auto....  I love it!!!!  8)
so whos zf 4 speed is up the field then  :?:
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« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2005, 08:23:32 »
Cheeky sod!!!  :shock:

It was just a loose pipe....  :D

Thought it might of gone but thankfully its just a pipe.

Working on your disco in London.  People were looking at me as though I was mad  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:
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« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2005, 08:27:58 »
OH!!! You mean the ZF in the field?!?  

Sorry, I thought you meant my disco one that blew up!!!

Its my ZF in the field.  Keeping it as a spare but I think there is another in the barn!!  Why, wnat one???  :D
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« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2005, 23:21:22 »
Now heres a thing with my Disco auto box, it is supposed to be a 4 speed, or at least it goes 1-2-3-D so I assume it is 4 speed, yet at around 53pmh, there is definate engine speed change downwards suggesting another gear/overdrive  :?

Is this normal??

If you carefully listen to the shift change, there is definately another 'something' there at 53mph  :shock:
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« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2005, 23:24:40 »
That is the torque converter locking up.   It's a feature of the ZF box to help improve fuel economy by reducing the losses caused in the viscous coupling of the torque converter.

The lock up speed is just over 40 mph on the 3.5L boxes, and just over 50 mph on the 3.9 box
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« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2005, 23:29:36 »
Aahh, yeeh that makes sense then and I guess I have the better box without knowing it :)

AND....

it seems it works then, what a bonus  :lol:
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« Reply #10 on: April 29, 2005, 13:06:55 »
Yeah you have the 4 speed ZF.  A good box.

You'll know when they go wrong, you'll find your disco reving with no drive!!!  

They are great boxes and usually well outlast anything else on your disco.  Just make sure you change the oil and filter in it when needed and she'll run forever!!!!

I thought mine had gone bang last weekend (hence this post) and it was simply the top pipe had worked loose and thrown all 7.5 litres of ATF fluid out onto my road!  :shock:   Tightened the pipe, filled her up and now she is sweet as a nut again!   :D
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« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2005, 22:50:26 »
The car has done 98k miles and has already had the filter done. Dontknow when it should be next seen to tho  :?
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« Reply #12 on: April 29, 2005, 22:54:33 »
im puttin a 200tdi in my 90 & know where there is all the bits that are gonna get scrapped,tc,cables shifter etc(gbox is 1/2 cooked so need 1 o them)that came out o a 200tdi auto disco,would it be worthwhile to pick up all the bits befroe they go n is it worth putin it in my 90?
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« Reply #13 on: April 29, 2005, 22:59:00 »
Ive got a 300tdi disco to tug the hybrid behind and I love the auto!!!!!

Makes towing a breeze.  I dont know if the tdi auto is diff to the V8 auto but I would grab the bits as getting spares is a pain as no one wants to split the box!!

Grab the bits for sure Id say
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« Reply #14 on: April 29, 2005, 23:01:12 »
better fone my boss first thing in the morning & get him to put them aside for me beside the engine im still paying for lol,BTW got ur vdv disc n will be copying it 2 moz hhopefully n postin it back soon
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« Reply #15 on: April 29, 2005, 23:08:05 »
Oh cheers mate, thanks for that.  Cant wait to watch it!!!!!!  :D  :D
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« Reply #16 on: April 30, 2005, 06:52:16 »
mmhh, interesting about the dvd . . . I hope theres nothing mucky on there  :wink:
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« Reply #17 on: April 30, 2005, 18:44:54 »
Well Im hoping its as filthy as they come.  Redline has assured me it will probably be the dirtiest one Ive seen in a long time.

Cant wait  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:
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