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16-09-2005, 06:02 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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Just a quick question, how strong is the AU auto gearbox. Roughly how much power can it take, but more importantly, how long does it last when the car is left stock. Im looking at buying a AU, but hear the gearbox is the weaklink (from a mechanic) compared to the holden unit.
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16-09-2005, 06:09 PM
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i have a pretty stock motor like i got headers and cat back exhaust and i have an electronic shift kit installed so when it is turned on the gears snap change pretty hard and i have had no problems (touch wood)
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16-09-2005, 07:03 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Brisbane
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the tranny i dont believe is the weak link in the au series, it might have been in the e series. i ran some pretty decent mods on my tranny with a cooler and she stood up good
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16-09-2005, 07:12 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Perth
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stock the transmission can last u til about 430 000 km least in my car it did
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16-09-2005, 07:44 PM
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Turbo Falcon Fiend
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Far West NSW
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I dont know how many hundreds of thousands of k's my taxi had done on the trans pre turbo, but it lasted 10000 k's with the trubo. (no mods)
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16-09-2005, 07:53 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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The stock AU auto will happily handle 200rwkw without too many ill effects.
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16-09-2005, 08:53 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: ACT
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My auto died at 107000kms.
If they are serviced and maintained, they should last a long time. But occasionally there can be a premature failure.
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17-09-2005, 08:31 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Service and maintenance of the auto box is the key really ... actually with any auto really.
change the auto fluid (don't use DexIII though) and filter regularly ... ie: 15,000-20,000km ... and it should last you. Mind gets a bit of a harder time as I am carrying load regularly and I push it a bit ... but it feels solid and strong ... so far I only have 127,000km on the ute (not much really for this type of vehicle).
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17-09-2005, 03:18 PM
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Ive done 220,000km in my AU and have had no dramas with it at all. did some mods, exhaust, intake, leads, headers and nothing has gone wrong with it yet.
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