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Have inherited my brother-in-law's Golf with grinding noises when in gear and moving (most concerning in 1st & 2nd).
VW quoted $19K for a 'new' box. And spending $9k to have the box rebuilt in Victoria is also out of the question.
Whilst it has a great history - country miles and serviced by VW dealerships - and is in very tidy condition, with 220,000km on the clock I cannot see it being worth much more than $10k anyway!
Found a second hand box out of a car that was shunted from the rear ... $2500.
So it sits on the floor of my shed ... along side the unit that I wrestled out earlier today. (Imagine it will be an even bigger and more delicate wrestling match to get the replacement back in!)
Discovered today that this box is a HQN. What is the difference between this box and my HXU?
Will the computer be able to talk to it?
And will I be able to drive when it is reinstalled without first resetting the computer to let it know that it has a 'new' mechatronics unit?
The nearest VW dealer is not exactly close! Can anyone with VAG COM reset this for me.
Enjoying this VW dabble and am praying I can hand it back to him ... fixed!
Also, recognise that an oil and filter change would be a priority assuming it all works.
Any advice appreciated!!
(Looking forward to buying a van in the future ... want a diesel. probably T4 Caravelle or Transporter with rear seats. So looking forward to spending a bit more time in this forum.)
Have inherited my brother-in-law's Golf with grinding noises when in gear and moving (most concerning in 1st & 2nd).
VW quoted $19K for a 'new' box. And spending $9k to have the box rebuilt in Victoria is also out of the question.
Whilst it has a great history - country miles and serviced by VW dealerships - and is in very tidy condition, with 220,000km on the clock I cannot see it being worth much more than $10k anyway!
Found a second hand box out of a car that was shunted from the rear ... $2500.
So it sits on the floor of my shed ... along side the unit that I wrestled out earlier today. (Imagine it will be an even bigger and more delicate wrestling match to get the replacement back in!)
Discovered today that this box is a HQN. What is the difference between this box and my HXU?
Will the computer be able to talk to it?
And will I be able to drive when it is reinstalled without first resetting the computer to let it know that it has a 'new' mechatronics unit?
The nearest VW dealer is not exactly close! Can anyone with VAG COM reset this for me.
Enjoying this VW dabble and am praying I can hand it back to him ... fixed!
Also, recognise that an oil and filter change would be a priority assuming it all works.
Any advice appreciated!!
(Looking forward to buying a van in the future ... want a diesel. probably T4 Caravelle or Transporter with rear seats. So looking forward to spending a bit more time in this forum.)
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