Lude Generation

I know, I know, the auto trans are terrible but it's what the heart wants ;) and from what I've read they can be kept alive if looked after correctly, sadly when i got my car it already had 110K and hadn't been treated kindly. So I'm looking for an auto transmission to fit my 5th gen UKDM 2.2 Vtec. ...

Thanks Paul, I do appreciate the bluntness as I need to be fully aware before spending the £££ and Iain I take your point as well, seen a lot of good posts on here from Merc about the Auto's. I think what I need to evaluate now is should I keep the 5th Gen I have and start gathering parts for a conv...

Ok so tiptronic was no better :cry: :cry: still going crazy after a few minutes driving So I'd very much like to keep the car as an automatic, has anyone got any good experience with garages/mechanics who offer a refurbishment/re-manufactured gearbox service? I've seen a lot of comments on this type...

This was all done in D4, think it's worth trying in tiptronic?

Sorry I've taken ages to reply, it's not been a fun few days. So before I could do anything with the car it all went crazy a few days ago, driving as normal to work, after about 10 minutes the car started going in and out of gear, changing up and then down again and eventually wouldn't go into gear ...

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Thanks for the replies guys, Mercutio I'll check that tomorrow and post back. Are the solenoids difficult to locate and work on? I've found a few diagrams online but when i'm comparing that to what I see under the hood I don't think I'm looking at the right thing! :? Thanks for the welcome wurlycorn...

Greetings all, brand new member on this forum here and glad to be among other Prelude admirers :D :D Note: sorry for the long post :shock: I've spent a long time reading posts on this forum and several others trying to come up with a plan of action for my Auto issues but I haven't come across any po...