weslangdon Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 were there variations in these g/boxes over the lifetime of the SDI models and would a one from a '98 vehicle be a straight swap for a 2001 car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sausage Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 (edited) Depends on the gearbox code really, i think there were 4 codes in the SDIs. You need to check the codes on the box you intend buying / fitting, as even if the box came out of an SDI it doesnt mean it is an SDI box originally, add to the fact SDI boxes are scarce and priced higher than petrol ones. Etf ffv ded dxq might be the codes but not sure. Edited January 30, 2016 by Sausage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslangdon Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 the gearbox in my SDI Arosa is original and it would be going into a later Lupo Sdi that has a damaged box, provided there were no interchangeability issues all should be well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazy Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 (edited) When I was looking the other year for a 2nd hand gearbox -fifth had cooked itself when the selector oil seal had gone, cheaper to buy 2nd hand than rebuild -I found out that all gearboxes fitted in the SDI from 2001 until the end of production were FFV. With ETF being a factory replacement? But both the Arosa and the Lupo SDI were all uniformly AKU engined, so theoretically an earlier Arosa gearbox should fit fine. Also, about the oil seal, replace that before refitting the gearbox! Edited January 31, 2016 by Hazy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrdoctoruk Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 fitting the arosa sdi box into the lupo will be fine,as i have done this myself with no problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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