Audi A4 problem ? ? ?
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Johnyanorak

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Wednesday 20th January 2010
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I have got an 2.5 diesel sport audi A4 cabriolet with the tip tronic gearbox
it is the fwd one and it doesn't rev and doesn't select gears
is this the gearbox or ?
thanks .

Tame Technician

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Wednesday 20th January 2010
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More input please

What year.

So it idle's. but doesn't rev when you press the throtle in P or N??

And when you select D or R the car doesnt move??

Is that correct.

When it was working normally, would it move off in D or R without any throtle at all???

Edited by Tame Technician on Wednesday 20th January 20:56

Johnyanorak

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Wednesday 20th January 2010
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I put it in any gear and rev it nothing happens no revs no movement , but to roll it it has 2 be in N
thanks

Johnyanorak

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Wednesday 20th January 2010
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Also i bought it this way , it doesnt rev and doesn't move.

Tame Technician

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Wednesday 20th January 2010
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(1) Does the engine idle? (will it start and run)

(2) Assuming the engine runs, When in N or P does the engine rev up when to press the throttle pedal.

(3) Does the car creep forward (by its self) when you put it in D or R

(4) What year is the car.


Tame Technician

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Wednesday 20th January 2010
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If the engine runs, and revs up in P and N, then its definatly a gearbox issue. Could be the gearbox ECU if its a multi tronic box, and I think it is. If its front wheel drive and automatic its unlikely to be a tiptronic box.

If the engine runs and doesnt rev up in P or N, then it could be an engine management issue, such as the throttle pedal sensor. (but could be anything fron wiring fault to injection pump to failed engine ECU. But it could still have gearbox trouble too, if it was just a throttle position sensor, or similar fault stoping the engine from reving up, you would expect it to creep when at idle in D or R.

Its unlikely to be a cheap fix.

Johnyanorak

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Wednesday 20th January 2010
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Tame Technician said:
If the engine runs, and revs up in P and N, then its definatly a gearbox issue. Could be the gearbox ECU if its a multi tronic box, and I think it is. If its front wheel drive and automatic its unlikely to be a tiptronic box.

If the engine runs and doesnt rev up in P or N, then it could be an engine management issue, such as the throttle pedal sensor. (but could be anything fron wiring fault to injection pump to failed engine ECU. But it could still have gearbox trouble too, if it was just a throttle position sensor, or similar fault stoping the engine from reving up, you would expect it to creep when at idle in D or R.

Its unlikely to be a cheap fix.
It doesnt creap as i click it into D and nothink happens no revs , same as every other gear in the box
and it is the box where u can put it into the semi manual + and - .

Tame Technician

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Wednesday 20th January 2010
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You can do the + - thing in all the Audi boxes, that doesnt tell you what type it is.

I'm sorry but if you dont know what type of gearbox you have, how did you think you would be able to fix it.

What year is the car?

Johnyanorak

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Tame Technician said:
You can do the + - thing in all the Audi boxes, that doesnt tell you what type it is.

I'm sorry but if you dont know what type of gearbox you have, how did you think you would be able to fix it.

What year is the car?
2003

Tame Technician

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Wednesday 20th January 2010
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If its front wheel drive and 2003, its got a multi tronic gearbox.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Most likely cause of the loss of drive is the gearbox ECU, £700 or so. BUt it could need a new gearbox, there not very good.

But you still need to check out the engine management as it wont rev, check the fault codes first.