noob001

Hi - can't help on the answer but where did you manage to get hold of a gearbox and would you mind if i asked how much you paid... i've been looking for a while and haven't found zip. Ta

Hi all, what's the term for someone who isn't even a noob? That's me! Anyway, i have much the same problem with my mk2 2.3 auto - it won't shift into 3rd. There's no awful knocking, thumping or struggling to get into 1,2 or R as these work fine. I'm ashamed to say the "deal" i thought i was getting at auction wasn't so... :-( So, there appears to be an oil leak - not sure where this is coming from but it the undershield is stained directly below the box. I disconnected the valve control connector expecting the box to go into limp mode... it didn't. It sticks in 1st! Not sure if that definitely rules out the ecu as the manual tiptronic side doesn't appear to work (console indicates it's in 2nd all the time and doesn't shift up or down). My universal reader tells me there's a pending 0700 fault - from what i've read this only tells me there could be a problem but doesn't tell me anything more (?!?). Any advice greatfully received (apart from get rid of asap!)