SPACK 71 Posted May 1 I have the chance/option to buy an E-SERIES gearbox, A T5, I want to put in my XF, do I just change BELL HOUSINGS and fit, nothing else to do..it all lines up? 1 CHESTNUTXE reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHESTNUTXE 7,370 Posted May 1 you need a t5 crossmember for the gearbox which is not hard to find 50 to 100 bux,early t5 has a taller 1st gear . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thom 6,655 Posted May 1 You'll need a xflow t5 bellhousing, 4.0l are different to xflow 2 deankxf and CHESTNUTXE reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,370 Posted May 1 52 minutes ago, SPACK said: I have the chance/option to buy an E-SERIES gearbox, A T5, I want to put in my XF, do I just change BELL HOUSINGS and fit, nothing else to do..it all lines up? what's in it now? single rail 4 speed? if so, is it unleaded or leaded (clutch cable on driver side is leaded) if it's unleaded single rail, the clutch cable is same as the XF T5 otherwise you'll need one. cross member or modify the original if you can't find one (actually aftermarket are making them) pic below of mine i modified.. gear stick and knob are different to the single rail also (sounds obvious, but i had to find one back in the day due to buying a gearbox only) T5 crossflow bell housing is available aftermarket also in Alloy, but only as a leaded clutch from memory or hydraulic which makes it tight for exhaust on the cable side with a CAT (I used a CRS one) or you can drill the single rail to suit (there's a thread here, but on your car you'd appreciate the correct parts used, so an XF T5 bell housing for a crossflow obviously) 1 SPArKy_Dave reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPACK 71 Posted May 1 The XF is a manual, T5, I was hoping to just put my XF BELL HOUSING on to the E SERIES GEAR BOX and put it into the car..use my gear stick on it..its UNLEADED, SO THE CABLE RUNS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE.. 1 deankxf reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPACK 71 Posted May 1 40 minutes ago, Thom said: You'll need a xflow t5 bellhousing, 4.0l are different to xflow I have it all, I just want to hook the E SERIES BOX up to MY bell housing, and just bolt it back up...Its unleaded, an 87 model..Just wanted to know if it would just bolt up with out any other modification/s.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thom 6,655 Posted May 1 If you xf already has a t5 it's almost a straight swap, the trans mount is different on e series, ,e series has a single bolt trans mount, all you have to do is drill you crossmember for the e series mount and swap your speedo transducer, the rest its the same 1 deankxf reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,370 Posted May 1 yep, as Thom said. The XF T5 cross member may even have the center hole already in it, i have seen them many times drilled for both. like this one (image from @fotz thread recently, on the left not circled) 1 SPArKy_Dave reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
