Hi,
I have a Golf V5 automatic 2000/W, 95000 miles. For a while now the change from second to third has been sticking slightly with the car then kicking as it goes into third (with a slight kick on the way down also). Driving on the motorway at a steady 80 the other day the car went into emergency mode (so the RAC man told me) with high revs and little power, but after stopping, the car was quite happy to carry on and fine when the RAC man arrived and drove it around - he said that the gears were sticking and the gearbox would probably need to be stripped.
The garage that I usually take my car to checked it and said not much wrong but they tweaked a couple of things on the gearbox - in fairness though, there was almost no change in the drive so I think they had no idea. Today I took it to an automatic gearbox specialist, they asked me no questions, hooked it up to a computer and told me that the gearbox was fine and I needed a new throttle body.
They seemed certain, but their lack of questions as to the specific problems I was experiencing did not fill me with confidence. Out of the three the specialist seems the best, but I just wanted to check that this all seems plausible before I spend a small fortune on getting this sorted.
As a possible first step, I have read in other threads that cleaning the throttle body can make a difference, is this something that a relative novice can take on or is it best to get a garage involved. If anyone knows a 'how to . .' link for this it would be appreciated
Thanks for any help you can give
Stuart
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The oil level should be checked as per the manufacturers instructions (usually with the oil hot having selected all gears in sequence XX amount of times and allowed to settle for XX amount of time).
The correct level is vital to all auto's for them to work correctly
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Stuart
Did the first garage check for engine/transmission fault-codes and data? What was the code that the transmission specialists found?
What's the engine code AGZ or AQN? [It's on the cambelt cover label.]
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Are these boxes 'sealed for life' if so, a good fluid power flush and change of fluid (and filter if possible) may help things. Especially if the milage is 95,000, about the time when sealed for life boxes play up.
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