1991 Audi 200T Auto-tranny Qs
Cody Forbes
cody at 5000tq.com
Mon Oct 10 11:19:16 PDT 2011
Auto transmission cars don't have a flywheel, they have a flex-plate. You'd
need a flywheel for the swap. Use one from from a 7A or 3B engine as they
are about 10lbs lighter.
-Cody
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From: "L DC" <ldc007usa at yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 12:59 PM
To: "Tony Hoffman" <auditony at gmail.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Subject: Re: 1991 Audi 200T Auto-tranny Qs
> Hi Tony:
>
> You basically described pretty much what I'm thinking about doing, should
> the seller budge on the asking price. I'll wait a couple of weeks or so,
> as Mark suggested, and see if car still available to approach the seller
> again.
>
> Would the swap require a flywheel from an MC1 MAC2 quattro or the one
> auto-tranny serve?
>
> I take it the twin seals you mentioned can be ordered on-line or would it
> be a dealer-only item?
>
> Any special tools needed?
>
> I've removed the final drive seal and drive-shaft seals on an 016 tranny
> with basically some strong picking tools I had handy at the time.
>
> I also saw a transmission kit, which included oil pan seal and filter from
> Autohausaz.com.
>
> Your input regarding CIS goes along with my experience with it, although I
> have heard the opposite of it. I guess it all comes down to routine
> maintenance, which includes making sure there are no vaccuum leaks and
> corroded or dirty grounds.
>
> Like I said, the engine is smoke, noise, rust and corrosion free with a
> brand new harmonic balancer (crank pulley) and brake master cylinder, both
> shiny and cleaned as if right out of the box.
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> -Louis
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Tony Hoffman <auditony at gmail.com>
> To: L DC <ldc007usa at yahoo.com>
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Sent: Sunday, October 9, 2011 8:59 PM
> Subject: Re: 1991 Audi 200T Auto-tranny Qs
>
>
> Those transmissions are fairly robust, as long as the twin seals between
> the trans and final drive don't go out and mix gear oil with trans fluid.
>
> The MC1 and MC2 are good with CIS, just transplant the whole thing over to
> the QSW if you decide to part it out. Saves $$, and the CIS system is a
> great system.
>
> Honestly, $600 is not bad for a nicely running MC2, and you get all the
> other parts with it. And, if it drives decently as is, you can put some
> miles on it as a beater till something needs work, then part it out. Or,
> just part it as is.
>
> Tony
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 9:41 PM, L DC <ldc007usa at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all:
>>
>>I came across a 1991 Audi 200 Turbo with automatic tranny for sale
>>(slush-box I know) with 108K miles and have a few questions.
>>
>>Is $600 a fair price, base on the above description? If I buy it, I'm
>>going to try negotiate a bit down although seller is pretty firm on price.
>>
>>What kind of longevity can one expect from the auto-tranny and they
>>really a piece of junk?
>>
>>I figured if the tranny goes or is bad, I could yank engine out, convert
>>it to EFI and stick it in my QSW.
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