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Originally Posted by MikkiJayne
The early ones are. The later ones like the FBG in your 2002 seem to be more affected by the A-drum roller bearing collapsing which then causes the clutch pack to slip and shreds an o-ring which releases line pressure causing all the other clutches to also slip.
Changing the valve body is simple if you are meticulous about detail and cleanliness although its a very messy job in the car since it holds a lot of oil which will drop on you I would argue though that if its shifting ok then changing it is a waste of money. The best preventive maintenance on it is to change the bearing, but that's inside the box behind the oil pump so is a considerably bigger job. Still, its pretty obvious when that bearing has failed (clutches slipping) and if you get to it immediately it won't do any lasting damage.
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MikkiJayne - I know you posted this in relation to a D2 and a valve body but I'm wondering if this sort of thing is happening on my D3 ???
I've had the error on multiple gear ratios which would indicate something related - Curiously whilst driving this morning, I put it in 4th for a bit and i got fluctuating revs and even lurchy type behavior whilst in one gear!