Dector22

My transmission died today. I was passing someone and heard a "thunk" and a few other noises like rattling. I had it towed to my mechanic and they have diagnosed that the transmission needs to be replaced. They called the local Audi dealership and were quoted roughly $4,500 for a rebuilt transmission. The mechanic will charge roughly $1,000 for labor.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to the direction I should take? Such as any other better deals for a rebuilt transmission or have my own transmission rebuilt or...?

Any ideas welcome.

Please help in Fallbrook, CA.

2000 Audi A4 Avant Quattro 2.8L V6 with 141,000 miles

4Driver4

I guess that depends on what type of transmission is in the car.

Dector22

Automatic Tiptronic Transmission .... I think EKD - OE Part #: 01V 300 046H

mtroxel

I pulled the auto trans out of my 96 A4, took it to a shop and had a total rebuild. $2,700. Put it back in myself. It's an option, but in my case it didn't work out well. It ran OK, but always made noise. But I made a poor choice on the shop to rebuild.

If I had to do it again, I might go straight to ZF and get a rebuilt there. Check this link, they show your trans. Then click their link to distributors. Last time I checked their ZF rebuilds were substantially cheaper than getting them from Audi.

http://www.audipages.com/Tech_Articl...zfrebuild.html

4Driver4

What codes do you see?
Do the output tests check out ok?
Is fluid level correct?

Either fix what you have, sell car and buy another with a proper transmission, or have a ZF certified repair facility fix what you have.

600whpA4

YOu could just try locating one here in Socal using www.Car-parts.com.

This place has one listed for $700 with 130k miles on it.
All Auto Parts Co. -- Gold Seal USA-CA(Fontana) Request_Quote 1-800-797-4595 Request_Insurance_Quote

$900 here
Eco Auto & Truck Recyclers USA-CA(San-Bernadino) Request_Quote 909-799-9326 Request_Insurance_Quote

Dector22

Mtroxel:I tried doing this but could not locate the authorized distributors.

4Driver4: How do you determine if a repair facility is ZF certified?

4Driver4

Ask them.

Dector22

OK, I guess what I meant to ask is if there was a place on the ZF website that listed authorized service providers.

mtroxel

The crucial step I missed.

Call one of the ZF numbers in this link.

http://www.zf.com/corporate/en/compa...ted-states.jsp