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Old 28th January 2017, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 27litres View Post
It wouldn't surprise me.
Once the ECU recognises the MAF is gone and gives the fault lights, the TCU seems to go into a default shift mode - if anything the gearbox shifts softer I reckon, and I drove it gently anyway knowing it wasn't working at its optimum.

I have my own ideas on why these gearboxes fail, but I won't start that debate here!
Why not?! everyone else does! ...and its a subject of huge concern to all D2 5HP19A owners as its often a do or die issue. Its been covered comprehensively in the transmission thread but any other contributions would be read avidly. Seems un-Australian to hold back
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