28th January 2017, 11:43 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Belgrave, Australia
Posts: 803
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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!
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Cheers
Marty
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Current:
2001 Audi S8 - Brilliant Black with Black interior, C5 RS6 rims (whenever I actually put them on...), Solar Sunroof, Tinted side and rear glass, RNS-D, Grom, Bose, clunky old phone in arm rest!
2002 Audi S8 - Project
Replacement head coming arrived  thanks to MJ
Silver with Black interior. All features as the '01, with the 'S' mode auto shifter. Dodgey rear tint (need to find a way to get rid of that).
Family:
2009 Volvo XC90 V8 R Design - has a louder more obnoxious exhaust than the S8, sounds great! Love this thing - Q7 was double the price, and certainly not double the car!
Sold:
1997 Audi A4 - Hamilton's Club Sport, Achat Grey (will miss the old girl)
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