Biodezl
Veteran Member
I'm not sure if this is the right place post this...but since I thought my problem might be due to insufficient transmission fluid...perhaps I can get an answer or two.
About 50 miles into a 75 mile trip this morning I noticed the engine running faster than usual for the given (undisclosed) speed. Playing with the go pedal a bit it behaved as though the torque lock-up was not locking up. I'd give it more "go" and when the RPM increase would usually track the MPH increase, it now seemed as if it were "free wheeling."
So, my suspicion is that I've lost some of my tranny fluid, or did not put enough in there. I did a change out a while ago and then noticed some spillage after 2000 miles or so. I attempted to re-seat the tranny cover last weekend, but perhaps I was not successful?
So my question: Can low transmission fluid cause the torque convert lock-up mechanism to fail?
Before you get too confident about your answer, I briefly turned the car off at a stoplight and the problem went away!
If this is implausible, then my next guess is that I might have a steam bubble in my coolant lines...that may have overheated the tranny. Is it possible for the tranny to go into "limp mode" without triggering a CEL?
All hail the mighty TDI gods!
About 50 miles into a 75 mile trip this morning I noticed the engine running faster than usual for the given (undisclosed) speed. Playing with the go pedal a bit it behaved as though the torque lock-up was not locking up. I'd give it more "go" and when the RPM increase would usually track the MPH increase, it now seemed as if it were "free wheeling."
So, my suspicion is that I've lost some of my tranny fluid, or did not put enough in there. I did a change out a while ago and then noticed some spillage after 2000 miles or so. I attempted to re-seat the tranny cover last weekend, but perhaps I was not successful?
So my question: Can low transmission fluid cause the torque convert lock-up mechanism to fail?
Before you get too confident about your answer, I briefly turned the car off at a stoplight and the problem went away!
If this is implausible, then my next guess is that I might have a steam bubble in my coolant lines...that may have overheated the tranny. Is it possible for the tranny to go into "limp mode" without triggering a CEL?
All hail the mighty TDI gods!