numbergreen
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This is my first post so please be gentle.
I recently bought a 2003 Jetta Wagon (ALH) with an automatic transmission that I gather is an 01m. I am also a proud owner of a 2003 Eurovan with a similar transmission (01p) that I had to have replaced. With that in mind I am leery of all VW transmissions in this era and have a little PTSD.
The Jetta runs great, but there is some studdering/shaking a little after 40MPH right after the transmission shifts from 2nd to 3rd while staying at a near constant speed. There is also some throttle blipping that occurs between 40-50MPH and 60-70MPH that does not seem to be engine related, but rather the transmission slipping? None of it is constant, and once at freeway speeds is just fine.
The limited research I have done says it might not mean that I need a transmission rebuild or replacement, but rather a new valve body.
I see them all the time around online and not that expensive, but my question is, "Is it worth the trouble?"
If I go about swapping the valve body and doing a fluid change am I likely to be in the same place? Will it be worse? Will I end up needing to do more (read: solenoids?)? Should I just drive it until it dies?
If anyone out there has done it and either has a horror story or a proven win, please let me know.
I recently bought a 2003 Jetta Wagon (ALH) with an automatic transmission that I gather is an 01m. I am also a proud owner of a 2003 Eurovan with a similar transmission (01p) that I had to have replaced. With that in mind I am leery of all VW transmissions in this era and have a little PTSD.
The Jetta runs great, but there is some studdering/shaking a little after 40MPH right after the transmission shifts from 2nd to 3rd while staying at a near constant speed. There is also some throttle blipping that occurs between 40-50MPH and 60-70MPH that does not seem to be engine related, but rather the transmission slipping? None of it is constant, and once at freeway speeds is just fine.
The limited research I have done says it might not mean that I need a transmission rebuild or replacement, but rather a new valve body.
I see them all the time around online and not that expensive, but my question is, "Is it worth the trouble?"
If I go about swapping the valve body and doing a fluid change am I likely to be in the same place? Will it be worse? Will I end up needing to do more (read: solenoids?)? Should I just drive it until it dies?
If anyone out there has done it and either has a horror story or a proven win, please let me know.
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