tranny Opinion
04-21-2004, 09:51 PM
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Long Island, New York
Posts: 183
tranny Opinion
Hey guys, I need an opinion on my A4's behavior.
Today on my way to the highway the car seemed to shift very soft.
On the highway I was fine going 65-75 m.p.h. no problem.
20 minutes later I got off the highway to do local driving.
After the first stop light, as I went to go the car acted as
though I was "riding the clutch". Also at this point the car
did not want to shift out of first, and when she did, she slipped
the whole time in second if I tried to accelerate. Never saw
third gear.
15 minutes later I got to my destination. Half hour later I started
her up and checked the tranny fluid. The level is on the money.
So much for a simple solution.
I drive, car is riding normal, all gears, all speeds.
20 minutes later the “riding of the clutch” thing began again.
For some reason I checked my temp gauge. Just a hair of 185.
So I pull over, shut her down and let it cool off for 10 minutes.
Started it up ran the heat full blast. As soon as the needle dropped
below 185 I start to drive.
Again back to normal, all speeds, all gears. 15 minutes later the
tranny acted up again. I went through the cooling down thing
and again all returned to normal.
I get back on the highway and she is running like a champ.
Get off the highway all is good until I approach my neighborhood.
So this time I shut her down & let it roll to a stop. I stop
and fired her up again and she drives right.
What do you guys think the problem may be. Can tranny problems
be heat related? Is it mechanical or can the computer screw with the
tranny?
Sorry for the long post guys, but I want you all to understand what
it's doing.
Thanks for all opinions.
Today on my way to the highway the car seemed to shift very soft.
On the highway I was fine going 65-75 m.p.h. no problem.
20 minutes later I got off the highway to do local driving.
After the first stop light, as I went to go the car acted as
though I was "riding the clutch". Also at this point the car
did not want to shift out of first, and when she did, she slipped
the whole time in second if I tried to accelerate. Never saw
third gear.
15 minutes later I got to my destination. Half hour later I started
her up and checked the tranny fluid. The level is on the money.
So much for a simple solution.
I drive, car is riding normal, all gears, all speeds.
20 minutes later the “riding of the clutch” thing began again.
For some reason I checked my temp gauge. Just a hair of 185.
So I pull over, shut her down and let it cool off for 10 minutes.
Started it up ran the heat full blast. As soon as the needle dropped
below 185 I start to drive.
Again back to normal, all speeds, all gears. 15 minutes later the
tranny acted up again. I went through the cooling down thing
and again all returned to normal.
I get back on the highway and she is running like a champ.
Get off the highway all is good until I approach my neighborhood.
So this time I shut her down & let it roll to a stop. I stop
and fired her up again and she drives right.
What do you guys think the problem may be. Can tranny problems
be heat related? Is it mechanical or can the computer screw with the
tranny?
Sorry for the long post guys, but I want you all to understand what
it's doing.
Thanks for all opinions.
04-21-2004, 10:18 PM
#2
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 1,349
Re: tranny Opinion
Originally posted by Stormman
Hey guys, I need an opinion on my A4's behavior.
Today on my way to the highway the car seemed to shift very soft.
On the highway I was fine going 65-75 m.p.h. no problem.
20 minutes later I got off the highway to do local driving.
After the first stop light, as I went to go the car acted as
though I was "riding the clutch". Also at this point the car
did not want to shift out of first, and when she did, she slipped
the whole time in second if I tried to accelerate. Never saw
third gear.
15 minutes later I got to my destination. Half hour later I started
her up and checked the tranny fluid. The level is on the money.
So much for a simple solution.
I drive, car is riding normal, all gears, all speeds.
20 minutes later the “riding of the clutch” thing began again.
For some reason I checked my temp gauge. Just a hair of 185.
So I pull over, shut her down and let it cool off for 10 minutes.
Started it up ran the heat full blast. As soon as the needle dropped
below 185 I start to drive.
Again back to normal, all speeds, all gears. 15 minutes later the
tranny acted up again. I went through the cooling down thing
and again all returned to normal.
I get back on the highway and she is running like a champ.
Get off the highway all is good until I approach my neighborhood.
So this time I shut her down & let it roll to a stop. I stop
and fired her up again and she drives right.
What do you guys think the problem may be. Can tranny problems
be heat related? Is it mechanical or can the computer screw with the
tranny?
Sorry for the long post guys, but I want you all to understand what
it's doing.
Thanks for all opinions.
Hey guys, I need an opinion on my A4's behavior.
Today on my way to the highway the car seemed to shift very soft.
On the highway I was fine going 65-75 m.p.h. no problem.
20 minutes later I got off the highway to do local driving.
After the first stop light, as I went to go the car acted as
though I was "riding the clutch". Also at this point the car
did not want to shift out of first, and when she did, she slipped
the whole time in second if I tried to accelerate. Never saw
third gear.
15 minutes later I got to my destination. Half hour later I started
her up and checked the tranny fluid. The level is on the money.
So much for a simple solution.
I drive, car is riding normal, all gears, all speeds.
20 minutes later the “riding of the clutch” thing began again.
For some reason I checked my temp gauge. Just a hair of 185.
So I pull over, shut her down and let it cool off for 10 minutes.
Started it up ran the heat full blast. As soon as the needle dropped
below 185 I start to drive.
Again back to normal, all speeds, all gears. 15 minutes later the
tranny acted up again. I went through the cooling down thing
and again all returned to normal.
I get back on the highway and she is running like a champ.
Get off the highway all is good until I approach my neighborhood.
So this time I shut her down & let it roll to a stop. I stop
and fired her up again and she drives right.
What do you guys think the problem may be. Can tranny problems
be heat related? Is it mechanical or can the computer screw with the
tranny?
Sorry for the long post guys, but I want you all to understand what
it's doing.
Thanks for all opinions.
This sounds EXACTLY like whats going on with my car.
First i would swap out the plugs and wires. It could be that you're not getting spark in one of the cylinders.
Next I would swap out the opti. I made the mistake of getting my tranny rebuilt for 1,700 bucks, got the car back today and it does the exact same thing. So now im gonna swap out the opti and hope that fixes it. All im saying is dont be so sure its the tranny.
If you floor it, does it sound like the engine is over working but yet it takes you 20 secs to get up to 30 mph?
04-21-2004, 10:46 PM
#3
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Long Island, New York
Posts: 183
Re: Re: tranny Opinion
Originally posted by stang_killa94
This sounds EXACTLY like whats going on with my car.
First i would swap out the plugs and wires. It could be that you're not getting spark in one of the cylinders.
Next I would swap out the opti. I made the mistake of getting my tranny rebuilt for 1,700 bucks, got the car back today and it does the exact same thing. So now im gonna swap out the opti and hope that fixes it. All im saying is dont be so sure its the tranny.
If you floor it, does it sound like the engine is over working but yet it takes you 20 secs to get up to 30 mph?
This sounds EXACTLY like whats going on with my car.
First i would swap out the plugs and wires. It could be that you're not getting spark in one of the cylinders.
Next I would swap out the opti. I made the mistake of getting my tranny rebuilt for 1,700 bucks, got the car back today and it does the exact same thing. So now im gonna swap out the opti and hope that fixes it. All im saying is dont be so sure its the tranny.
If you floor it, does it sound like the engine is over working but yet it takes you 20 secs to get up to 30 mph?
Thanks for the reply though, I appreciate it.
04-21-2004, 11:49 PM
#4
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 1,349
Re: Re: Re: tranny Opinion
Originally posted by Stormman
I don't think thats it. The plugs,wires & opti was done 3 months ago.
Thanks for the reply though, I appreciate it.
I don't think thats it. The plugs,wires & opti was done 3 months ago.
Thanks for the reply though, I appreciate it.
Just trying to help
also keep in mind that if the opti gets wet it goes down the sh*tter and also if you have headers, they migth have burned the wires. Just a thaught
04-23-2004, 12:12 PM
#9
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Posts: 120
Damn that sucks. My car after driving on the freeway for a while will shift really hard, and I mean really hard. I just assumed it is some kind of computer problem. Had my transmission rebuilt twice (under warranty) and it didn't solve the problem. The tranny heats up, then f**ks up.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post