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98 XJR trans. Does this sound right$$? - 6/26/2008 6:53:13 PM

bluewasabi

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first off thanks for reading. I just bought/today/e-bay a 98XJR to say the car is mint body/interior/motor etc is an understatement. 7k in work done in the past 10 months.

It has a grumbling sound coming from the transmission when it is in park and idling, goes away when in gear, shifts and drives perfectly. Any ideas?

My dealer says if it needs a rebuild it will cost 3k plus 8hrs labor. Does that sound ok?

It is being shipped as i write and will be at the dealer late Monday or Tuesday.

I wanted feed back of what might be the issue? If it is the transmission and needs to come out, should i replace anything else while the trans is down? and lastly am I paying to much for a rebuild? the labor sounds fair enough.

Thanks again.

Wasabi

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RE: 98 XJR trans. Does this sound right$$? - 6/26/2008 7:31:56 PM

FactoryJaguarTech

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The 3k is steep for a rebuild unless they are replacing the tranmission with a rebuilt unit.

Noise could be the torque convertor.

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RE: 98 XJR trans. Does this sound right$$? - 6/27/2008 7:38:45 AM

bluewasabi

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Thank you FGT............................................... :}

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