[A4] '99 1.8T w/ Tiptronic Not Up-shifting

[Rocky Mullin]

	from a dealer, sure.  try your local german/import car shop
for a second opinion.

At 5:06 PM -0700 10/2/06, Doug Johnson wrote:
>Oh, myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.... Price from local VW dealer to change
>tranny fluid and filter: $400.
>
>Is this what one would expect on a '99 A4q 1.8T with Tip?
>
>  ~ Doug
>
>
>
>________________________________
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>From: Richard Andrews [mailto:richard.j.andrews at gmail.com]
>Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 11:18 AM
>To: Doug Johnson; a4 at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: [A4] '99 1.8T w/ Tiptronic Not Up-shifting
>
>
>Doug, I've had my tip since 80k miles and have changed the filter once and
>flushed the trans 3 times now.
>For the first flush I used OEM fluid from worldimpex @ $9 per quart.
>
>I changed the filter and used a Wynn's transmission flush machine.
>
>The car shifted like new.
>
>I decided to flush it again 20k later, this time I used Pennzoil
>Mutli-vehicle fluid.
>This stuff is around $3 per quart.
>
>Transmission still worked great.
>
>Just flushed the transmission again last week with the Pennzoil
>Multi-vehicle ATF.
>Car shifts a little smoother again.
>
>I've made it from 80k - 160k with no transmission issue (knock on wood)
>I hope to see 250k-300k out of my Tip
>
>There is a writeup on the transmission service the link is:
>http://www.taligentx.com/passat/maintenance/atfchange/
>
>Do the filter AND the flush, you won't regret it!
>
>-Richard
>
>
>
>On 9/29/06, Doug Johnson <ur-quattro at msn.com> wrote:
>
>	Does a cold 1.8T engine keep the Tip from up-shifting?
>
>	I drive only five miles to work, and I find myself slapping the
>shift lever
>	to the manual position in order to get the car into top gear.
>
>	Of course, then I'll stop at a traffic signal and end up trying to
>get out
>	of peoples' way with the car in a higher gear than I expect.
>
>	So...am I in for expen$ive transmission service? :-)
>
>	Thanks,
>
>	~ Doug
>
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