Audi a8 99 tranny limp mode.

[NIck Miller]

Haven't found copy of scan yet, still waiting on that.  Will pull off
connector tomorrow and look for visual corrosion/oil.

Where are the screens and solenoids located on the 5HP?  Are those
attatched right to the valve body?  Does it require removal of the valve
body?  Also would cleaning the valve body in general be a good idea on a
fluid/filter service of the tranny, just like cleaning the pan
On Dec 17, 2011 11:45 PM, "brian hoeft" <qweblog at gmail.com> wrote:

> I wonder if when the fluid and filter was changed they dropped solenoids
> and cleaned screens too. Found that to be the culprit on more than one
> tip-autobox that was about to be condemned.
>
> Also fixed a similar issue from an air problem. Was inclined to replace a
> MAF recently, but first opened the airbox and found a terribly neglected
> air filter that blocked the MAF. She told me the symptoms on the road
> nearly in tears about a several thousand dollar transmission worry, when I
> calmly talked her through disconnecting the MAF plug, problem cleared
> dramatically and expected the MAF, but being prudent I found the old nasty
> filter, so don't get too worried just yet.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 8:38 PM, NIck Miller <chance9121 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> A8 question for you.  I have a car going into limp mode when starting out.
>> The car is normal everytime you start it after shutting off.  Then you
>> turn
>> it on, and put it in gear to take off.  It then goes as normal for a
>> minute
>> till it needs to shift, and whence it does it makes a clunk noise and goes
>> to limp mode.
>>
>> The gears seem fine.  The code says it doesn't have a signal for what gear
>> its in basically.  Ideas?  Multifunction sensor?  Bad solenoid?  Replace
>> trans?
>>
>> Codes were read once, and tranny fluid and filter were replaced.
>>
>> Thanks all,
>>
>> Nick
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