Second gear woes

Dec 10, 2003 3 Replies

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Dusan 22 years ago

Hi,

I have a 2002 A4 1.8T with a stick (had it for two weeks and still smiling every time I drive it). Last week temperature here in Ottawa was dropping to -15 Celsius in the morning (that's +5 Fahrenheit for our American friends) and the stick just wouldn't make it into the second gear at all. It would give a nice crunch if I tried to force it (I had to do 1->3). Now, once it warms up, everything is OK. This only happens if the temperature is really low and the car is cold. I know that the second gear of that gear box is a wee bit tough (Edmunds reviewer noted the same thing about it) but does anyone living in colder parts have similar experiences?

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Ronny 22 years ago

Been discussed here a few times, you need to get some synthetic gearbox oil, just find the most expensive you can :)

Ron

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Tony Curran 22 years ago

If you're looking for a Audi shop to do the work, there is a VW/Audi garage RJ Motors on Edgewater Street in Kanata (off Terrry Fox) that have done good work on my car (96 S6). Can recommend them.

Tony Ottawa

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J.P. 22 years ago

Hi,

I live in north of Finland. Usually here is -15 to -35 Celsius degrees in winter. My car is A4 1.8T 99.5 and I haven't had any problems with gears. It's normal that the stik is a little bit stiff on cold weathers and shifting have to be made in reasonable RPM range when car is just started.

I think, the gear oil quality is depending on marketing areas of the car. Here in Finland the gear oil must be full synthetic oil, I don't know what is the requirement in North America. One friend brought a BMW (automatic)from Germany and he had to replace the gear oils immediately after first freeze days of autumn.

-JP

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