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Hi all,
I'm a new guy here. been a long time since I had a VW.
I recently bought a 04 Passat TDI wagon.
It's got 180k miles runs good, body's good.
Bummer is the trans is slipping when it shifts,
So whats the consensus? . . . rebuild or replace?
I do most of my own auto repairs, built some engines in my day so I'm not afraid of much in that respect.
I'm even wondering how hard it is to swap in a manual trans?
For me it's all about the MPG, if I could put a stick in it and pick up a few MPG I would consider it.
Now I'm getting about 34 average on the highway, I don't know if that's good or bad for this car. But I'd hoped for better . . .
Any feedback would help.
Thanks, Bill
I'm a new guy here. been a long time since I had a VW.
I recently bought a 04 Passat TDI wagon.
It's got 180k miles runs good, body's good.
Bummer is the trans is slipping when it shifts,
So whats the consensus? . . . rebuild or replace?
I do most of my own auto repairs, built some engines in my day so I'm not afraid of much in that respect.
I'm even wondering how hard it is to swap in a manual trans?
For me it's all about the MPG, if I could put a stick in it and pick up a few MPG I would consider it.
Now I'm getting about 34 average on the highway, I don't know if that's good or bad for this car. But I'd hoped for better . . .
Any feedback would help.
Thanks, Bill