stomachbuzz
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Simply need new trans fluid, or something more sinister?
Recently picked up a 2000 Golf TDI automatic.
Broken coolant flange and transmission in 'limp mode' is all that was said.
Replaced coolant flange (URO parts is a savior) and drove home.
Put it in D, and it started off in 2nd gear, shifted hard to 3rd at 4k rpm, and shifted hard to 4th at 4k rpm. No OD.
Ok.
I replaced G68 sensor. Now has first gear and OD. Still shifting a bit high and still a bit rough.
No power in low RPM. Takes off very sluggish. When accelerating from 0, it pulls weakly until 1/2 throttle. Anymore throttle and it falls flat. When at 3k+ RPM, it pulls quite nicely.
When slowing down from 55+mph, it will downshift (on its own) and start to engine brake. Does it anywhere from ~37-50mph. Seems for some reason the TC is locking up on the downshift.
When in D, above the ~55mph mark, and just coasting, the RPM will settle at ~2k. When I bump it into N, it settles to 850.
In my experience, most of these symptoms point to low trans fluid, but I wanted to run it by here first.
Thanks for the input
Recently picked up a 2000 Golf TDI automatic.
Broken coolant flange and transmission in 'limp mode' is all that was said.
Replaced coolant flange (URO parts is a savior) and drove home.
Put it in D, and it started off in 2nd gear, shifted hard to 3rd at 4k rpm, and shifted hard to 4th at 4k rpm. No OD.
Ok.
I replaced G68 sensor. Now has first gear and OD. Still shifting a bit high and still a bit rough.
No power in low RPM. Takes off very sluggish. When accelerating from 0, it pulls weakly until 1/2 throttle. Anymore throttle and it falls flat. When at 3k+ RPM, it pulls quite nicely.
When slowing down from 55+mph, it will downshift (on its own) and start to engine brake. Does it anywhere from ~37-50mph. Seems for some reason the TC is locking up on the downshift.
When in D, above the ~55mph mark, and just coasting, the RPM will settle at ~2k. When I bump it into N, it settles to 850.
In my experience, most of these symptoms point to low trans fluid, but I wanted to run it by here first.
Thanks for the input
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