substitutes for 01A gearbox Passat?

[quattrostyle]

A friend of mine bought a Passat 2.8 30V synchro with a broken gearbox. It seems to be a DJR. Will a 6-speed box fit aswell without much hassle? If yes which one?

In case a 6-speed will fit I'm looking for one

[Acidburn]

worth speaking to aposigil (spl) on here as he knows a bit about the syncro passats as he has a s4 lump in his.

[quattrostyle]

aposegil right? Will see if hes replies on here or else send him a pm.

[quattrostyle]

http://cgi.ebay.de/6-GANG-Getriebe-2...ht_1314wt_1139 found this one. I guess it should fit without too much problems right? If yes we'll pick it up.

[caterpillar]

what year are the vw passat from...98? the engine are NOT transverse...?? its NOT a syncro then , but 4-motion...

[quattrostyle]

engine is not transverse, so it may be called 4-motion then. Whatever it is, I believe it's just the quattro drivetrain like the A4 and A6.

[caterpillar]

ALL the trannys will fit: but remember the gearkode for the ratio... vw passat does have several diff ratio.and they does have the 01e tranny in... the gearkode are between the 2 upper boltholes in the bellhousing stamped in..( fx CGL 23456 or AAH 4343334)..

[quattrostyle]

okay, can someone shine a light in the mentioned gearbox codes? And are the boxes the same size or are other driveshafts required?

[caterpillar]

the boxes are the same bolt pattern, and size... but some minor change as the clutch, flywheeel, propflanges and so on.. but have you the 5 pot or any v5,v6,vr6, or v8 engine in; they will fit in... have you only 2wd ( front) it doesn,t matter.. but 4wd, 4-motion, or quattro.. you NEED the same in the front as in the rear end...
only the gearkode are for the year, and ratio....PM and i will answer
the 01a was for the older cars from 88 ...

[quattrostyle]

I know that the gearbox and diff have to match. I'll ask my friend for all the box details and send you a pm.

[caterpillar]

ok... im ready....!!!

[quattrostyle]

pm. sent

[aposegil]

Hello

I am sorry did not see your pm before but did not get a email notification

ok the 5 speed box in a passat 2.8 30v syncro is the same as the a4 and a6 5 speed setup

but as for the auto box I assume its the same story but then not sure if the box will talk to the ecu correctly

[quattrostyle]

no problem, should have updated this thread earlier. My mate bought an other gearbox that was not the same but made one box out of to 2 and it seems to be ok. The car drives again with no problems.