Auto Trans short 3rd

[Z-Raddo G60 0]

[*]My autotransmission on the G60 is shifting super early from third into fourth, staying in third for about 10 to 15 seconds. Can anyone help?

[Z-Raddo G60 0]

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[fla 9]

Drain the tranny and refill. Change the filter too. The use an additive by Lubegard - its a US company and is essentially a friction modifier. Dont use Wynn's or any other cheapo stuff. Try the lubegard, run the car for a few hundred miles and get back to us.

[Z-Raddo G60 0]

this is what I have been doing, only for a about two weeks though, drop the trans pan empty and refill. just dropped the pan again, drain, and change filter, and refill (or at least that is where I am now.) :lol:

[Supercharged 2]

If you've done the oil it might be worth seeing if any fault codes are logged.

[Z-Raddo G60 0]

Fault codes? How do I look at the fault codes? This is my first G60, please be kind, I would like to know what I need and then some.

[CorradoVR6-Turbo 0]

what colour was the oil when you first drained it?

[Z-Raddo G60 0]

dark red, sort of thin, it is getting a little better though

little dark, not too bad, feels slimmy-er too...third change though :(

[fla 9]

The colour is about right. If it is black then it points to clutches burning. It looks like you're not getting much luck with the oil changes, so I would really bother any further with that. You always get some left in the torque converter which needs to be drained out and thats not a simple task. But i doubt thats your problem. Use the Lubegard additive and get an adaptation from an auto gearbox workshop put into the tranny TCM to delay the change to 4th gear.

[Z-Raddo G60 0]

If you've done the oil it might be worth seeing if any fault codes are logged.

 

how or what is the best way to find the fault codes? most economical way? easiest?

[fla 9]

get it on VAGCOM. Also, do a tranny reset: put it in basic settings, ignition on, engine off, select block 000, press the accelerator right down for 5 seconds and then let go. There's no physical change, so dont wait for any noises or movement. Try it and see how you get on.