gearbox identification

[waveyr02]

By the feel of it and from what i have read on here the clutch cable is just about to go on my synergie its a 1998 2.0 8v petrol, i just wondered if it is possible to identify the gearbox without actually crawling underneath or measuring the cable. It seems like there are three types ,BE3 ML or ME I think it should be BE3 but would be best to know before ordering on e bay. Thanks Simon.

[RichardW]

Simon

It could be any of them.... post up the last 8 Digits of the VIN and we can check on service.citroen.

[waveyr02]

Hello Richard, numbers are 122530045 Thanks.

[Ben82]

Hello Richard, numbers are 122530045 Thanks.

That's 9 digits? did you mean 12253045? For that one service.citroen says the following:

TRANSMISSION BVM5
GEARBOX (CHARACTERISTICS) BE3 N
FINAL DRIVE RATIO REAR AXLE HYPOID GEARSET 17 X 77
SPEEDOMETER DRIVE TACHO TORQUE 22X18
WHEEL STYLE OPTIMIZED WHEEL
TYRE (SIZE, TYPE) 195X65X15 T TYRES
WHEELS FITTED 6" RIM ROAD WHEELS
WHEEL (TYPE) STEEL WHEELS
GEARBOX TYPE BE3

[waveyr02]

Whoops, must have pressed 0 twice the number/details you have posted are right thanks, ill order a cable now.Thanks Simon.

[waveyr02]

OK not to keen on the price of these autoadjusting cables i wondered if anyone had fitted a manual one off another citroen model,the manual ones are much cheaper and looking on e bay some of the older models look fairly close dont mind adjusting clutch manualy and slight mods to make one fit.

[Hell Razor5543]

It depends on where you get the cable. I had to replace one on Gracie just before Christmas, got it from GSF, and change from £21. Citroen wanted £43.

Where are you based? I have a spare cable (ok, it is for a Xantia HDi 90hp), and if it is suitable, maybe we can sort something out.