Need DLZ trans for a Mk3 Golf Cab

[pontiff]

Hi all,

This is for a friend of mine... they have a 98 MK3 Golf Cab and the trans is flaring b/w 2nd and 3rd and a lot in first... My trusted mech looked at it and said that yes, the gearbox is indeed cactus and needs to be replaced.

new / reco ones are rather expensive so i was looking around for a 2nd hand one, rang the usual wreckers and they have no stock of the DLZ. I did some looking around on the net and found that

Fourtitude.com - Will CLK work for a CLB ? or the other way?

GROUP 1
CLA/CLB/CLK/CKX/CKY/CKZ/DLL/DKR/DKS

GROUP 2
DLV/DLW/DLX/DLY/DLZ/DMA/DNR/DNS/DNT

Any group 1 trans can be swapped with a second group 1
any group 2 trans can be swapped with a second group 2

Does anyone have experience on that advice? as If I 'need' a DLZ it may take a while to find one, but i can use any of the 'group 2' ones then the job will be somewhat easier (even though i appreciate that the ratios might be different)

Any advice / direction would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Aaron

[Golf Loon]

There are 2 basic kinds of Golf 3 2L automatics, one has a dipstick one does not.
Under the starter on the front of the box you will either have a dipstick or a red plug.
You can mix and match the codes, but you must keep to the type that you have, either dipstick or not.