Passat b4 transmissions..

[fahrvergnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

>From what I have seen and heard both at the dealership, and from a friends'
single-man shop, if it is changed every 40-60K miles, it should be okay.  If
it has gone more than this without changing, you will deposit debris and
muck where it does not belong, and it will soon after fail, or run poorly
because the valves in the brain are grimmey.  This appears to apply to all
autos to some degree, but most especially to German and Japanese...

David
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DY Wong" <sailingfc@dslextreme.com>
To: "Scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 8:28 PM
Subject: RE: Passat b4 transmissions..


> I have a 95 Passat VR6 w/Auto.  I bought it from my neighbor and he was
the
> original owner.  I recall he had a tranny problem that required a complete
> replacement, under warranty.  No problems since, but I notice when I
drive,
> that you must use "more pedal" to get the car to move that most other
cars.
> Along with that, the car does not coast very well, you can wait longer
> before lifting the gas pedal when slowing down.  This is the only B4 auto
> that I've driven, so I have no comparison.  The manual says the tranny oil
> never needs changeing, but I don't like that.  I have yet to change the
oil,
> but I'm thinking about it to see if it makes a difference.  Anyone else?
>
> -Dick-
> 78 Scirocco
> Original Owner
> 95 Passat GLX
> Second Owner
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces+sailingfc=dslextreme.com@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+sailingfc=dslextreme.com@scirocco.org]On
> Behalf Of Greg Pallett
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 5:50 AM
> To: Scirocco list
> Subject: OT: Passat b4 transmissions..
>
>
> So it word has gotten out around work that I am a vw guy.  One of the
> teachers (I work in a school) has a 96 passat with the dreaded Auto
> transmission.  She thinks it needs some work.
> I am aware that that era passat has a lot of issues with the
> transmission, but what can you tell me about it?  Does she just need
> to have the fluid changed regularly to prevent any problems?  Or does
> it likely need some special attention?
>
> TIA
>
> GP
>
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