VincenzaV
Veteran Member
Hi club, I replaced my failing solenoids with Cobra Transmission Japanese solenoids, and VW trans fluid. I know everyone has varied levels of mechanical abilities, here it mine (timing belt service on multiple vehicles, Jeep 4x4 suspension lift, crank seals, brakes, fuel pumps, etc...basically not going "in" the motor or tranny as of yet). So I do believe I did the solenoid replacement correctly. I replaced the original solenoid at 213K miles, and everything was perfect for the last two thousand miles.
Today 215.6K miles, I reversed out of my parking spot, put it in "D" and drove away only to have it not shift into second. I backed off the gas, came to a stop, tried again, same thing. I came to a stop and put it an tiptronic mode, and it wouldn't shift into second manually either.
1. What could cause this?
2. If the replacement solenoids were new Japanese ones, and worked perfect up until this point, does it make sense that something happened to them, a while, etc., causing this type of failure?
3. Will my VCDS show what is going on (CEL)?
Thank you so much for your help!!! I was planning on doing a 5spd swap one day, but after dropping the new solenoids on it, would prefer to use it as a auto for now if I can.
Today 215.6K miles, I reversed out of my parking spot, put it in "D" and drove away only to have it not shift into second. I backed off the gas, came to a stop, tried again, same thing. I came to a stop and put it an tiptronic mode, and it wouldn't shift into second manually either.
1. What could cause this?
2. If the replacement solenoids were new Japanese ones, and worked perfect up until this point, does it make sense that something happened to them, a while, etc., causing this type of failure?
3. Will my VCDS show what is going on (CEL)?
Thank you so much for your help!!! I was planning on doing a 5spd swap one day, but after dropping the new solenoids on it, would prefer to use it as a auto for now if I can.