wijcc Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Need some advice for my ex please… she brought a 1.6 diesel ford focus auto.. she paid £3795 for the car about 7 months ago from a private seller. It's a 2008 and approx 70,000 miles. Exact model is: ford focus ghost tdci cvt it's a 1560cc diesel .She recently had to pay £1258 to fix it at first. It had a catalytic convertor and dpf, resonator assy, mass air flow center, air filter and 4 new tyres.A week after getting the car back… the car had more problems, in that it had no drive, engine running but no movement, she started the car and put it into drive but the car would not move. The garage she took it, are now quoting over £3000 to fix it.. something to do with transmission - the turbines damaged, transmission and needs a torque convertor.What do you think is best for her to scarp the car or get it repaired??Thanks in advance :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salsheikh Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 sounds like the garage are trying to rip her off. get it to another garage and get them to check it over and also get them to check the new parts over to see if they have been replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scudney Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 hi get a second opinion by going to another garage and if the results are similar,cost your losses,sell as seen or scrap it and she can get something else.You never know what's round the corner,had a similar problem with a Renault Scenic I bought for my wife about 10 years ago,first was head gasket,six months later auto box,ended up scraping it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Yep, second opinion before anything. If it really is going to cost another £3k to fix it, then I'd cut my losses as you will have spent more on the car than it's worth, and over £8,000 in total. You could always break it and sell it for spares yourself if you have the space and will power. You'll get more money back that way, as while it's in need of a three grand repair bill, it's next to worthless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky13 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 myself i would break it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW1982 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 The combination of a 1.6 TDCI engine and the CVT automatic transmission is known to cause problems. The 1.6 TDCI generates too much torque for the CVT transmission which in the end results in transmission problems. Most Ford dealers will only replace the complete gearbox to solve the problem. Some transmission specialists do have the knowledge to rebuild the current gearbox with improved parts. Rebuilding the gearbox will probably be a lot cheaper than replacing the complete CVT gearbox. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artscot79 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 If it needs what you say its a scrap job best she can hope for is to sell it off in parts sadly she may even be able to take it to a small claims court advice from citizens advice would clarify sadly its what you get sometimes buying privately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wijcc Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 does anyone know of a transmission specialist(s) based in london? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdeMk1 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Google 'Automatic Man London' & check the website. They have a free advice line you can call. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wijcc Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 great thanks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 There is a company in Erith that do auto transmission repairs - JT Automatics. Like Wilco said, there is an issue with 1.6 and CVT transmissions that means the engine puts out more torque than the gearbox can handle. I have the same model and have been researching it for when my transmission does die. Its not a cheap job sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesm182 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I would definitely get a second opinion from someone before making a decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wijcc Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 Thanks guys. I have relayed all the info to her... so upto her to decide what she wants to do now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wijcc Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 out of interest... how hard would it be or cost effective to convert it to a manual transmission? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 anything but.... On average it tends to cost at least 2.5x the cars value to convert it over to a manual. you need to replace the PCM, ECU and the transmission and clutch etc as well as the brake pedal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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