| CVT gone at 70k mi :(
Hello, all -
I found this forum by googling for cvt problems. My 2002 started making a noise that my longtime BMW independent told me was a very noisy #3 fuel injector. I put in a bottle of injector cleaner at the beginning of the last tank of gas but after 200 miles it was getting noisier. Yesterday I brought it in & he said the injector noise was gone & what I was hearing was a dying torque converter. Ugh. I wonder if early problems with it were causing the low-speed bucking?
I have an '88 M3 track car to go fast in; I need something that can go slooow for commuting. <g>
So I'm exploring my options with the Mini. I can't sell it or trade it in the way it is. The simplest thing is to replace the CVT. The costs I've been seeing here have me thinking of other options (oooh, upgrade opportunity?)
Do any of the techs on the forum know how much work it is to:
- Replace the CVT with a regular automatic?
- Do a stick-shift conversion?
- Drop in an S engine & auto-trans?
Thanks for your time!
SonomaMINI
Sonoma, CA  | 
