el-dub801 Member 44 Member For: 12y 8m 8d Gender: Male Location: Wollongong Posted 06/01/14 12:33 AM Share Posted 06/01/14 12:33 AM Hi all, Approximately 16 months ago, I had a zf gearbox fail in my 07 XR6t and had it taken to a mechanic who claimed to know everything about zf's and rebuilding them. 16 months later the car is still in the shop without having a single thing done to it. After all the excuses under the sun and several hundred phonecalls to him, ive finally had enough and im having it removed from where its rested in peace for last 16 months of its existance. Obviously my post is to get some advice from the forum members as to where I can take the car (somewhere that has a good reputation and knows what theyre doing) so I can get my car back and enjoy it again. I know too that the whole fuel system is going to need to be cleaned out along with the engine oil and possibly the tyres.Any info would greatly greatly be appreciated.Thanks again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzMahoony Hench, but no longer shredded or tanned. Member 3,343 Member For: 17y 8m 18d Gender: Male Location: Canning Vale, W.A Posted 06/01/14 12:36 AM Share Posted 06/01/14 12:36 AM Where are you based? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el-dub801 Member 44 Member For: 12y 8m 8d Gender: Male Location: Wollongong Posted 06/01/14 02:48 AM Author Share Posted 06/01/14 02:48 AM @Turboboink - Im South of Sydney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 6m 19d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 06/01/14 02:57 AM Share Posted 06/01/14 02:57 AM 16 months??? serious?why? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el-dub801 Member 44 Member For: 12y 8m 8d Gender: Male Location: Wollongong Posted 06/01/14 03:08 AM Author Share Posted 06/01/14 03:08 AM The car is my weekend toy, and at the time I wanted to get the box built super strong so it wouldnt happen again. I opted for the nizpro input shaft and some stronger clutches and an upgraded tune. I didnt exactly give the guy a deadline becuase I have my daily driver and wasnt too fussed about getting it back asap. Weeks turned into months which eventualy turned into a year and like I said before, a hundred excuses and promises later im over it.I know im partly to blame for my relaxed attitude to the situation, but when youve got a mechanic that youve known for a while giving you an excuse, do you take his word for it? Yeah, but now its time to move on...The car has had some work done at CV in he past (cooler, throttle relocate kit, oil pan, surge tank, tune) and im tempted to get it booked in there and just telling them to "get it back on the road no matter what". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_mate Member 767 Member For: 18y 10m 3d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 06/01/14 10:27 AM Share Posted 06/01/14 10:27 AM Joe @ CMS knows how to put a tough ZF together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el-dub801 Member 44 Member For: 12y 8m 8d Gender: Male Location: Wollongong Posted 06/01/14 11:16 AM Author Share Posted 06/01/14 11:16 AM @old_mate - Thx heaps, I forgot about those guys, they're close to where I work so I give them a call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixy Angel Expert Donating Members 9,132 Member For: 19y 9m 19d Gender: Male Location: North Jamberoo, NSW Posted 06/01/14 08:52 PM Share Posted 06/01/14 08:52 PM Hey el-dud also from the gong mate if you can get it up to Joe at CRESCENT MOTROSPORT (Liverpool area) he'll take good care of you and have the ZF working better then ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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