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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: drmike on November 15, 2006, 08:04:08

Title: Convert disco to auto
Post by: drmike on November 15, 2006, 08:04:08

How much would be involved in converting a 96 300 TDI manual disco to an auto box?

Has this been covered before?

Thanks

Mike

Title: Convert disco to auto
Post by: ChrisW on November 15, 2006, 09:18:34

Try a search with '300tdi auto manual' as the keywords and search for all terms - quite a few results, not sure exactly what answers you're looking for but they'll probably all be there in some form or other!

Title: Convert disco to auto
Post by: Range Rover Blues on November 15, 2006, 11:54:57

You'd want the box from a Diesel auto, selector, console, pedal box, radiator and cooling pipes, some wiring changes depending on what's there already. etc etc

Title: Convert disco to auto
Post by: drmike on November 15, 2006, 19:20:35

What's the differenmce in the radiator - oil cooler?

Mike

Title: Convert disco to auto
Post by: Range Rover Blues on November 16, 2006, 01:57:14

Yes, AFAIK the manual uses the sausage in front of the rad for the gearbox oil, an auto ALSO uses the passenger side of the rad on a 3.9 and the driver's side does the engine oil.

Title: Convert disco to auto
Post by: Jim-Willy on November 16, 2006, 19:16:43

The TDI auto boxes are quite rare and when they do come up they are usually quite expensive.  My 90 has this conversion.

Title: Convert disco to auto
Post by: drmike on November 16, 2006, 19:55:18

I got the impression that these boxes were both rare and expensive! Another plan goes West!

Mike