help... something just happened to my tranny :(
09-25-2005, 06:32 PM
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help....something just happened to my tranny:( i just figured out my header problem...just as everyone suspected plugs and wires...so i changed them and the car ran fine. i get to the end of my block and i get on it hard. It pulls hard as hell. But when i got on it it downshifted to first (98 a4) and right before it hit second my dumbass accidentally slipped it into neutral
then i tried to get it back into drive and it just revs up and then i put it down into 3rd and same thing just revs up. When i put it into 2nd it goes into gear and 1st it goes into gear. When i put it into second it does not go past 2nd (makes sense) what could i have done? what should i check for? please help
then i tried to get it back into drive and it just revs up and then i put it down into 3rd and same thing just revs up. When i put it into 2nd it goes into gear and 1st it goes into gear. When i put it into second it does not go past 2nd (makes sense) what could i have done? what should i check for? please help 
09-25-2005, 08:13 PM
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first and foremost when's the last time you had your fluid changed? has it been sitting for any long periods? i wouldnt go jumping to a mechanic about this until you atleast flush the fluid , but be careful. i hate tranny problems, they're the worst, on any car
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... fluid was just changed recently and its only been sitting like 5 days. i also notice a grinding type noise from the tranny in 1st gear if i tap the throttle hard. like very metalic noise with some vibration.
09-26-2005, 12:17 PM
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... well, brought it to the shop they said got get it rebuilt. the quoted me $1290. Is that fair? plus the guy said he was gonna put in a "corvette torque converter" he claims that it is a higher stall than my 98 a4 ta. he claims it has a 2500 stall. is this guy right? what do u guys think of the price and the converter?
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09-27-2005, 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Whisper
There is no point in manually shifting an auto. None. Nada.Zilch. Zero.
As far as the rebuild, if youre going to go, you might as well go all out with a Vigilante.
As far as the rebuild, if youre going to go, you might as well go all out with a Vigilante.
09-27-2005, 08:59 AM
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.... i wasnt manually shifting my auto. I always rest my right hand on the shifter while driving, just habit. i must have ever so slightly pushed forward and thats how it went into neutral. i never manually shift my auto.
09-27-2005, 08:52 PM
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i love that when i get in a car and someone banging through the gear in an automatic manually
i just laugh...im like what is the point..face it ou got an automatic if you wanted to shift..you shoulda got a manual now put it in D and cram the gas you got the advantage they don't.
i just laugh...im like what is the point..face it ou got an automatic if you wanted to shift..you shoulda got a manual now put it in D and cram the gas you got the advantage they don't.