I suppose I better post a project thread about this now that I'm actually doing this swap!
I ended up looking at this rather than spending as much if not possibly more money on uprated dsg clutches (didn't really fancy 1200 + labour vs my own free time and the "enjoyment" of doing it myself!
I had to quiz Andy at storm developments for his information about which gearboxes to use (or not to use which I ignored - oops) and in regards to the wiring (had to look for the pinouts of both gearboxes which are now online on a couple of forums - I ended up buying the flashing cables for both and went through the pins to see which was which as well old vs new connector)
I cannot take much credit at all for the wiring as Andy told me what to do and I partially figured out the pinouts on old vs new and one pinout thread, I had a response from when I revived it after somebody else asked about the pinouts and I responded to them.
I ended up buying a NZS gearbox off a Tiguan and I thought I was better off making an extension cable to be able to plug in the gearbox before actually making the swap to make sure the gearbox actually talked to the car on VCDS first
I also ended up buying a transfer box (also off a Tiguan) although the gearbox and transfer box were both off a TDI to make sure the drive splines in the gearbox and transfer box matched!
SO the parts list so far:
Pics to follow
Thanks
Alex
I ended up looking at this rather than spending as much if not possibly more money on uprated dsg clutches (didn't really fancy 1200 + labour vs my own free time and the "enjoyment" of doing it myself!
I had to quiz Andy at storm developments for his information about which gearboxes to use (or not to use which I ignored - oops) and in regards to the wiring (had to look for the pinouts of both gearboxes which are now online on a couple of forums - I ended up buying the flashing cables for both and went through the pins to see which was which as well old vs new connector)
I cannot take much credit at all for the wiring as Andy told me what to do and I partially figured out the pinouts on old vs new and one pinout thread, I had a response from when I revived it after somebody else asked about the pinouts and I responded to them.
I ended up buying a NZS gearbox off a Tiguan and I thought I was better off making an extension cable to be able to plug in the gearbox before actually making the swap to make sure the gearbox actually talked to the car on VCDS first
I also ended up buying a transfer box (also off a Tiguan) although the gearbox and transfer box were both off a TDI to make sure the drive splines in the gearbox and transfer box matched!
SO the parts list so far:
- -NZS gearbox (think the MYB is the one to go for as it seems to be from a petrol Tiguan and also sometimes on the RS3's
- -Tiguan TDI transfer box
- -Driveshafts - I did look at running my existing driveshafts and using the stub axle from the old gearbox on the new one but they bolt into the DQ250
- -Transfer box support bracket (no idea which one you're supposed to buy to fit the diesel transfer box and the petrol bottom end )
- -The extension loom that plugs into the gearbox (DQ250 and DQ500 have different connectors!) Part # is 8P0971499A as I happen to have the box infront of me!
- Flywheel - got this from a diesel tiguan - correct part number ends in AM from the tiguan
- Couple of silicon 90 degree bends and pipe connectors as the oil cooler is different - the DQ500 pipes go forward and down to another auxillary radiator
- Selector lever with cable (the two gearboxes use different length cables which I did wonder and confirmed this morning - read ordered haha!)
- DSG oil - ordered 7 liters as the gearbox should have been drained
- Axle oil as this should have also been drained
- Gearbox filter and o-ring
Pics to follow
Thanks
Alex