Replacing Zf6 Transmission

[White Knight]

What sort of issues are encountered slapping a secondhand ZF6 from one car into another, say from an XR8 into an XR6 Turbo.

I understand they may run different shift programs. Any software flashing need doing, and if so, does anybody know of anyone in Sydney who can perform it?

I'm experiencing a "gear range selector fault" of sorts, and after replacing the manual switch in the tiptronic, deduce it must be related to the TCM / valve body.

[Phooned]

  On 05/04/2011 at 9:22 AM, White Knight said:

... deduce it must be related to the TCM / valve body.

Yes, the TCMs are programmed from factory. There is no way to re-flash the TCM to suit the car at this stage unfortunately. I had this issue when I went with a ZF box from a FPV tornado. I had to get the PCM loaded with the exact same software version that it left the factory with.

The easiest way out if you have already got the ZF from a XR8 is to recondition and swap the TCM+valve body from your current ZF box. If you haven't purchased the box yet, simply look for a box from your model (I.e. a ZF from a XR6 turbo around the same year).

Edited 17/04/11 03:25 PM by Phooned