Audi S3 / TT BAM 1.8T 6-Speed Manual Transmission (quattro) for Sale — South Africa

This gearbox sat behind one of the best known turbo fours of the early 2000s: the BAM version of the Volkswagen Group 1.8 20-valve turbo. In BAM form that engine made 165 kW and 280 N.m, and Audi used it in the later S3 8L and the 225 PS TT Mk1. Both cars drive all four wheels through a Haldex coupling, so this box is the transverse six-speed manual that feeds a transfer case rather than a simple front-drive unit.

In South Africa these cars have a loyal following among people who like a small, quick all-wheel-drive hatch or coupe, and many have been tuned well beyond factory power. That is the main thing to keep in mind when you fit a used box: a gearbox from a stock car is a better bet than one that has lived behind a big turbo. When it goes in, check the clutch, dual-mass flywheel and slave cylinder, because a tired clutch can make a good box feel bad. Fill it with the correct gear oil and inspect the transfer case and Haldex unit oil at the same time.

Workshops like these units because they bolt straight into the original mounts, and a matched used box is far quicker to fit than a rebuild. Send us your VIN or the gearbox code from your old unit so we can confirm the match before it leaves.