advice please

[delly]

hi all ;D ;D

doe,s anybody know if a 998 auto box will fit a 1275 auto engine

and how easy is it to do

thanks matt

[Miniböttcher]

i would of thought it would do your just have to see how it lines up with the oil gallery and bolt holes etc, i have never played with an auto engine, but why,

go for a manual the autos keep breaking, all the time,

easier and less hassel, and they readily available and also parts

you know your give in one day and go for a manual, ha ha ha

but worth a try just too see if it does, at this rate you could be a auto gearbox guru in the club

good luck

[MiniGT5]

1275 Auto engines with boxes are readily avaliable in lots of metros and they are very cheep compaired to a standard 1275 manul metro as nobody wants the autos. Suggest you are looking at about £100 for an engine and box with about 30K on the clock.

Talk to mini bill as he upgraded his 998 Auto to a 1275 Auto a few years back. I think the only problem was that he needed to drill an extra access hole in the subframe to tighten a bolt up but I cant totally remember why this was required!

N:)

[monkeyjim]

december Mini magazine has a article on auto to manual conversions ,

unless going for 100% originality i wouldnt bother with a auto . i work with guys that were caffyns apprentices/mechanics from 1971 onwards working on the minis .........

they say they were crap even back then and failures frequent.

i had a 1990 1 old lady owner auto mayfair with only 14 thousand miles on it and the gearbox still slipped on that . i only bought that to sell on (anyone remember it down the Peacehaven car show edmc club stand?)

the 1300 auto i found for Tony to put in Manky was a little old lady metro my garage had serviced for years and years . it had 40k on it and that failed .

if i had no engine in my mini and was offered a 1275 auto and a manual 998 for free i would go for the 998 manual.

at the end of the day Matt the choice is yours of course