- Dec 2, 2005
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Hi guys,
Recently sent perdana SEI i4 toa known workshop in Meru, Klang for a manual conversion. I paid 3.9k for it. I was told that my car would have a long ratio.
This is what happened :
I converted it to a manual, was told it would be a 2wd. I drove the car for two days and jacked the car up to replace the engine and indeed it was a 2wd gearbox with no visible 4wd "hole" in it. I also read the code that it was a 312, didnt check the other letters.
The tranny only lasted until the 3rd day when it gave way, that I could enter any gears without clutching in. The workshop then replaced it with a W5M312RRTE for me. Certain gears were hard to engage, and there was noise on high speed in 3rd 4th and 5th gear.
After a couple of days I jacked the car up to have a look. This time the housing looked different, it looked like the transfer case was removed and 4wd hole closed. I called my mechanic, he told me that he was using the 2wd internals on that housing.
Now that I asked him again, he said this is a 4wd locked to 2wd because I "wanted a long ratio".
My question is :
1. In terms of market price, is the 2wd gearbox far more pricier than a 4wd?
2. Does a 4wd gearbox lose in terms of pickup (berat) compared to a 2wd?
3. Can I verify that he is using 2wd internals or is he just lying?
4. Will there be any funny noise if it's a 4wd locked gearbox?
5. Have I paid too much if ti was a 4wd locked tranny?
6. Is the 4wd tranny ratio longer than a 2wd? (refer to http://www.mitsubishi-motors.kiev.ua/Manuals/Transmission/PWEE9508/22B.pdf
All I asked of him was to get one with a long ratio, and 2wd as I heard that there's a vast difference between the 2wd and 4wd tranny. I do highway most of the time as I stay in Setia Alam and work in Sungai Besi. Would appreciate if you guys help me out a little here.
You replies are much appreciated bro.
Cheers
Elton
Recently sent perdana SEI i4 toa known workshop in Meru, Klang for a manual conversion. I paid 3.9k for it. I was told that my car would have a long ratio.
This is what happened :
I converted it to a manual, was told it would be a 2wd. I drove the car for two days and jacked the car up to replace the engine and indeed it was a 2wd gearbox with no visible 4wd "hole" in it. I also read the code that it was a 312, didnt check the other letters.
The tranny only lasted until the 3rd day when it gave way, that I could enter any gears without clutching in. The workshop then replaced it with a W5M312RRTE for me. Certain gears were hard to engage, and there was noise on high speed in 3rd 4th and 5th gear.
After a couple of days I jacked the car up to have a look. This time the housing looked different, it looked like the transfer case was removed and 4wd hole closed. I called my mechanic, he told me that he was using the 2wd internals on that housing.
Now that I asked him again, he said this is a 4wd locked to 2wd because I "wanted a long ratio".
My question is :
1. In terms of market price, is the 2wd gearbox far more pricier than a 4wd?
2. Does a 4wd gearbox lose in terms of pickup (berat) compared to a 2wd?
3. Can I verify that he is using 2wd internals or is he just lying?
4. Will there be any funny noise if it's a 4wd locked gearbox?
5. Have I paid too much if ti was a 4wd locked tranny?
6. Is the 4wd tranny ratio longer than a 2wd? (refer to http://www.mitsubishi-motors.kiev.ua/Manuals/Transmission/PWEE9508/22B.pdf
All I asked of him was to get one with a long ratio, and 2wd as I heard that there's a vast difference between the 2wd and 4wd tranny. I do highway most of the time as I stay in Setia Alam and work in Sungai Besi. Would appreciate if you guys help me out a little here.
You replies are much appreciated bro.
Cheers
Elton