Gearbox Issues

Long story short. when we bought the van... we knew there was gearbox issues. problem being the the selector for 3rd to 4th was in need of replacement. At the time it worked out in our favour as we got a good deal.., thing is they have turned out to be like hens teeth. tried the country from top to bottom and cant get either the selector or even a full gearbox. (note: there is one advertised on eBay but he clearly doesn't know what hes selling because its a selector for 1st and 2nd, listed wrong) Ive actually run up a phone bill the length of my arm trying people at this point.

on our way home today the Van has now got its self jammed in second gear.... talk about a long trip home,. im at my wits end.

anyone got some solid info on some whos a specialist at this sort of thing I tried a couple places in dublin last year that build gearboxes from the ground up but they told me because of the age id no hope. ps, ive honestly rang every breaker in this country looking for the parts.

Surely parts for these vans can still be got!!!!!!!

Fiat ducato 2.5tdi 1996

tell me about it.... we toyed with the idea of an upgrade but its just not in the budget these days. we had a wee girl 4 months ago so... gonna wait a while... tho on the plus side she loved her first trip out haha

perfect, thank you ! 2 have failed to help so far. but ill try them all! someone somewhere can do it

i actually live beside Trainors in dungannon. 30 second walk. ill have another go this year but they seem to have cubed all the older stuff. used to be a great spot

well thats just it... there is to many of them on the road for it to be impossible. feel like im just having a hard time..

This might help I made some inquiries last night.
Reints Auto's <info@reintsautos.nl>
Ertsstraat 2-B, 8263 BN Kampen, Netherlands
Province: Overijssel
Phone: +31 38 333 2120

We can offer you:

Reconditioned gearbox for Fiat Ducato 1996 2.5 TDI 85 KW
Price 1150,00 euro
We charge a deposit of 300 euro for the old gearbox. We pay this back as
soon as we received the old one back.
Delivery: ex-Works. We can arrange transport for you
Delivery time: in stock
Guarantee: 12 Months
Met vriendelijke groet/kind regards
Mit freundlichen Grüssen,
Reints Auto's en Onderdelen Service

Looking at the year of reg I would go on to the Talbot Motorhome Owners Club and as this is only badge difference you see what you can learn there. Remember that all motorhomes started out as vans so any gearbox up to about 2006 will do the job

thanks all. got some really good info here to work with now.! got the current issue sorted. the circlip come of the gearbox cable. i bought a cheap 2002 fiat van a few years back for parts and has been a great job so far. so had the part at hand.. still need to work on the gearbox issue its self tho but now armed with all this im feeling more hopeful!

Everything is worth a shot. If you don't ask you don't get