Gearbox gone after 40300 - going to be expensive :(

[MiniOneSam]

Quote: Originally Posted by supa-dupa-cooper (original)

Its a new gearbox your having not a new engine right Sam?!

Haha, I wish!! I would have thought you'd have to run anything in that drives the car itself? Maybe I'm wrong though?!

[NeuroBeaker]

I'm onto my second gearbox and third clutch in my MINI ONE.

When my gearbox was replaced, I took it gingerly for the next 1200 miles or so. I figured, when running it, it can't just be the engine that's getting run in, surely the gearbox benefits from a gentle introduction? And I want the new gearbox to last - so I took it easy and repeated the car's gentle run-in process as if new.

Better safe than sorry - eh?

All the best,
Andrew.

[minicabrio]

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniOneSam (original)

So here's the latest. Basically they've ordered the parts today for me, and hopefully they'll be at the dealers tomorrow. If not then the day after, and my Mini will be back on the road by the end of the week Anyone know how long you gotta run it in for? As I imagine I'll have to do that

Run it in as if it were a new car

Take it easy for the first 500 miles, keeping below 4000 rpm. Then after 500 gradually start building the revs up through the gears. Until after about 1000-1200 miles, you're using full throttle and pinging off the red line as per usual

[MiniOneSam]

Got the car back today, feels a bit ropey but I guess that's just the start of the running in process. Hopefully I'll do 1000 or so good miles before Top Gear Run