Darransheridan123
Registered User
Hi guys, new to this page and quite in experienced when it comes to the ins and out of gearboxes and mechatronics issues, so bare with me
So i own a 2012 audi a6 sline, 109k miles. Full service history, very well looked after car when suddenly 3 days ago i get the ( gearbox malfunction , can continue to drive with limited function) appear on my screen, car was driving fine till this light appeared, i seem to have narrowed down the problem to moving the gear stick from any position to reverse, i got my local mechanic to run a dicnostics on the car and got a fault code [ 17090/P0706/001798 ] transmission range sensor [F125]implausable signal, i had then emailed a gearbox specialist local to me to dig further, his responce was to replace the mechatronics at a cost of 2500euros +labour included, my questions really is, i have sorced a reliable second hand gearbox with only 20k miles at a cost of 950stg, and as i plan on selling the car once fixed. would it be as straight forward as replacing the gearbox getting it coded and happy days or am i missing something , will replacing my gearbox get rid of my issus. Any help guys would be really helpful i amm at my wits ends trying to figure this one out. Thanks
So i own a 2012 audi a6 sline, 109k miles. Full service history, very well looked after car when suddenly 3 days ago i get the ( gearbox malfunction , can continue to drive with limited function) appear on my screen, car was driving fine till this light appeared, i seem to have narrowed down the problem to moving the gear stick from any position to reverse, i got my local mechanic to run a dicnostics on the car and got a fault code [ 17090/P0706/001798 ] transmission range sensor [F125]implausable signal, i had then emailed a gearbox specialist local to me to dig further, his responce was to replace the mechatronics at a cost of 2500euros +labour included, my questions really is, i have sorced a reliable second hand gearbox with only 20k miles at a cost of 950stg, and as i plan on selling the car once fixed. would it be as straight forward as replacing the gearbox getting it coded and happy days or am i missing something , will replacing my gearbox get rid of my issus. Any help guys would be really helpful i amm at my wits ends trying to figure this one out. Thanks
