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Gear box and what else?
Posted by Rick Friese [Email] (more from Rick Friese) on Sun, 7 Oct 2007 11:50:30
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I looked at a '99 9-3 SE, manual transmission, 146K yesterday. Cosmetically, inside and out, good shape. Drove OK, EXCEPT, when downshifting from fourth gear to third briskly (directly, no hesitation at all in neutral area), there was a slight grinding sound.
Shifts up through all gears without grinding, and 5 to 4, 3 to 2, OK. I presume my clutch technique was fairly consistent.
Any ideas what this might be, and for various possibilities, how much to figure for repairs?
Overall the car seems to be well maintained, in the sense that when something broke, regular oil changesthe owner fixed it, including head gasket, which had a pin hole leak, A/C compressor, drier, etc. Doesn't look like he let the problems get ahead of him. Don't think the previous owners did scheduled maintenance by the book (speaking of which, does anyone know where I can find an owner's manual?}
As this would be the first NG I've considered (had a '86 900 T, and several 9000 CSE's), I'd appreciate any recommendations of what else to look for.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts and comments.
Rick
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