50mpgtdi
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I have the transmission from my 04 Passat TDI that I removed when I did my manual swap. The reason for the swap was because the transmission would not shift correctly. I now wish I would have done a little more testing to verify, but the shifting problems seemed mostly related to the sunroof leaking and ruining the Transmission Control Module when the passenger side floor flooded. I have searched everywhere withing several hundred miles to find a shop with a transmission dyno who would test it for me, but they either don't have the right adapter, or will not test transmissions they have not built. It is a reman transmission that looks like it has not been in the car that long, and the car only had 125k miles on it when removed. Is there any solid way to verify the condition of the trans? I figured I will pull the pan and see how things look in there. If the transmission is bad, will there be signs of such in the pan, or do these not make an internal mess when they fail? I'd love to sell this trans if it is good, it would be a great candidate for someone looking for a cheaper alternative to a reman from a manufacturer.