Guest gavwithcab Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 hi peeps. i have got chance of a gearbox that came out of my mates mk4 1.6 cvh mfi cab, will gearbox out of this fit my mk5a cab with the 1.6 cvh efi engine in it. my box has got a rattle, i have fitted a new clutch kit as i thought it was release bearing rattle but turns out that its not lol. i would like to double check that the box will fit as at the min it is berrid in his garage somewhere and carnt get to it yet to have a look. any help would be brill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lee81 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Yes it will fit. You may find that the reversing switch in the gearbox is mounted in a diffrent place with different connector though. Easy to sort as it just two wires. If its from the XR3i it will be close ratio also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jasondd78 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 (edited) hi m8 not sure if it will fit as the mk4 front mount is different the mk5's front mount is the same as a mk3 Edited November 25, 2010 by jasondd78 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lips2k8 Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 hi m8 not sure if it will fit as the mk4 front mount is different the mk5's front mount is the same as a mk3 I will be fittting a mk4 box to my mk5a this weekend... as far as i am aware it is doable just gotta swap the mounts (or so I have been told and I really hope so after forking out my last £60 for it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavwithcab Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 will you let me know how you get on with it mate. av droped on because am getting the box for free, which is a bonus. and yeh it is out of a 3i. cheers peeps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavwithcab Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 is there any other gearbox that will fit? been looking around and they seem to be like rocking horse shit to get hold of, carnt even find one on ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lee81 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 The mounts between the cars are different. The gearboxs just have different brackets bolted to them. So if your changing one from another model unbolt them off the old box and onto the new one. The only other difference is the release bearing design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jasondd78 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 hi m8 heres the mk4 box on the mk4. and the starter is at the front bottom and mk5 front mount same as mk3 but also check where your starter motor is as the mk3 cvh is at the front bottom and the mk5 zetec is at the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavwithcab Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 cheers for help, my starter is on front of box, i have tracked one down from a ford breaker in doncaster, £70 which is the same box as mine, which seems reasonable. i was going to be getting a mk4 3i box off a mate but he works away and i carnt get access to his garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andy Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 used a mk5 zetwc box in my mk4 but i changed all antiroll bar to mk3 so could us rs1600i antiroll bar and mounts are same on mk3 and mk5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavwithcab Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 been and picked a new box up for a ford breaker 10 mins away from where i live, £45... BARGAIN. .. just gotta wait for abit more snow to clear now so i can get it on my dads drive to fit it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianxr3i Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 hi m8 heres the mk4 box on the mk4. and the starter is at the front bottom and mk5 front mount same as mk3 but also check where your starter motor is as the mk3 cvh is at the front bottom and the mk5 zetec is at the back You should of told me that you was using my MK4 gearbox picture, I would have cleaned it before you used it. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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