MikeyMo
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So recently i bought a 2003 jetta tdi wagon automatic. the guy told me up front that the injection pump is leaking. I confirmed that it was out of the top of the pump not the front or the back. i have read numerous threads and posts on how to fix that. I feel confident i can do that. other than the injection pump the guy said there was no issues. I test drove the car and I could of swore i remember it hitting all 4 gears. drove it all around. stopped by the bank, and stopped by autozone to see the code for the check engine light. the code said it was "P0673 cylinder 3 glow plug circuit" the guy behind the counter said a new plug was about $20. other than that the car looked pretty good, So i bought it.
the next morning i got a ride to the town the car was in ,about 40 minutes away and the car started on the third try. i primed it after the first try. I let the car warm up a little and took off for the gas station. car was doing good on the back roads, but as soon as i turned on the main road and tried speeding up, the car wouldn't shift into 4th gear. The RPMs would just keep climbing and never shift. this happens around 40 MPH where i feel like the car should be shifting into 4th. but it never does. I started to slow down to see why, when the car suddenly died. just as if i removed the key from the ignition. so i coasted to the side and popped the hood. I had to wiggle the crankshaft position sensor cable in order to get the car to start. I would get the car to run for a few miles then it would die (only at low speeds when stopping) eventually i got the car home after keeping the car at a low RPM so i wouldn't damage anything.
The next day I got a new crankshaft sensor and replaced it. Now the car starts just fine and also runs just fine.....except it still wont hit 4th gear. No problems with needing to wiggle the wire or anything. It still takes a couple tries to get it to start when i first try for the day. but after the car has been warmed up, if i shut her off, she will start right back up. engines sounds healthy. I'm not sure what else it could be. I have a few ideas. Maybe the camshaft position sensor...... Tomorrow i am going to check the transmission fluid level and also check to see how dirty it is. I plan on changing out the fluid. I hope maybe having low/dirty fluid may be my problem. any thoughts??? I have used the search bar. majority of what i read said tranny fluid, camshaft sensor, crankshaft sensor.....or its in limp mode. I dont think its in limp mode. car works just fine from park to end of third gear. no acceleration problems.
Also i did (or I tried) to reset the transmission computer by turning the key "on" and pressing down on the gas for 30 seconds. still nothing. Thanks everybody. I will update tomorrow after I change the fluid
the next morning i got a ride to the town the car was in ,about 40 minutes away and the car started on the third try. i primed it after the first try. I let the car warm up a little and took off for the gas station. car was doing good on the back roads, but as soon as i turned on the main road and tried speeding up, the car wouldn't shift into 4th gear. The RPMs would just keep climbing and never shift. this happens around 40 MPH where i feel like the car should be shifting into 4th. but it never does. I started to slow down to see why, when the car suddenly died. just as if i removed the key from the ignition. so i coasted to the side and popped the hood. I had to wiggle the crankshaft position sensor cable in order to get the car to start. I would get the car to run for a few miles then it would die (only at low speeds when stopping) eventually i got the car home after keeping the car at a low RPM so i wouldn't damage anything.
The next day I got a new crankshaft sensor and replaced it. Now the car starts just fine and also runs just fine.....except it still wont hit 4th gear. No problems with needing to wiggle the wire or anything. It still takes a couple tries to get it to start when i first try for the day. but after the car has been warmed up, if i shut her off, she will start right back up. engines sounds healthy. I'm not sure what else it could be. I have a few ideas. Maybe the camshaft position sensor...... Tomorrow i am going to check the transmission fluid level and also check to see how dirty it is. I plan on changing out the fluid. I hope maybe having low/dirty fluid may be my problem. any thoughts??? I have used the search bar. majority of what i read said tranny fluid, camshaft sensor, crankshaft sensor.....or its in limp mode. I dont think its in limp mode. car works just fine from park to end of third gear. no acceleration problems.
Also i did (or I tried) to reset the transmission computer by turning the key "on" and pressing down on the gas for 30 seconds. still nothing. Thanks everybody. I will update tomorrow after I change the fluid