[V8] trans question

[Ed Dekker]

The Audi district service guy told us the ZF torque converter can't be 
disconnected.  My symptoms were identical in cold weather, to yours.
Ed Dekker

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <NicolCS at aol.com>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:17 PM
Subject: [V8] trans question


> Thanks for all the responses on my suddenly stalling car (post trans
> service).  I was thinking that the Dexron ATF they used might be a little 
> stickier
> than another brand.  I understand that these cars idle in second and shift 
> to
> first when you touch the gas.  The idea of a sticking solenoid for the 
> torque
> converter is a distinct possibility and one I hadn't thought of.  In GM 
> cars that
> I've had the problem with, I could unplug the TCC to test the theory.  Is
> that possible on the Audi?  The other thing about the TCC solenoid 
> failures that
> I've had was that they locked up solid.  In the case of my Audi, it feels 
> more
> like the engine takes a big hit as if a super-duper A/C compressor just
> kicked in.  Sometimes it kills the engine, sometimes the engine recovers. 
> BOOM -
> what the heck was that!  Could be the TCC.  Were your symptoms similar, 
> Shawn
> (and any others)?
> TIA
> Craig Nicol
> 90V8Q Cayenne
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