how reliable is tiptronic transmission?
07-29-2003, 02:14 PM
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how reliable is tiptronic transmission?
how reliable is it? does it last long? or is the the type of automatic tranmission that will need to be replaced after 60,000 miles? this is all according to if i drive the car really hard
07-29-2003, 02:56 PM
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Couple of things. Never chip the engine
beyond the torque limits of the trans - approx 230ft lbs.
Secondly, although they claim the fluid is lifetime, don't believe it. Swap every couple of years along with the filter. See A8 forum for details.
Doing that, 100K+ should be easily attainable even with enthusiastic driving ;-)
Secondly, although they claim the fluid is lifetime, don't believe it. Swap every couple of years along with the filter. See A8 forum for details.
Doing that, 100K+ should be easily attainable even with enthusiastic driving ;-)
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07-29-2003, 06:33 PM
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not very....
I have the tip in my Jetta and it was replaced at 17,000 miles. It would lock itself into gear and you had to restart the car to get it back to normal. A little disconcerting. They said there are magnets inside that go out. They had seen alot of Passats with the problem. I still bought another tip, though.