[V8] Audi a8 99 tranny limp mode.

[brian hoeft]

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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