vinkodex.M66 manual: worn shift mechanism behind the powerful engines
Typically between 100,000 and 150,000 km. It does not show up on every car.
expensive
severity
between 100,000 and 150,000 km
mileage
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sources
1 source next to the write-up.
The fault
How you spot it
The gearbox is reliable and durable, but it sits behind particularly powerful engines, and that shows on the shift mechanism: between 100,000 and 150,000 km it often wears out, which makes shifting stiff, and that is most obvious in winter.
Above 200,000 km the bearings can drone and the dual-mass flywheel can knock. The oil level is worth watching, because leaks are common and the gearbox tolerates a dropping level badly.
Which model
Who it affects
The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.
Engines and transmissions
Transmission
M66
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M66 manual: worn shift mechanism behind the powerful engines
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