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Originally Posted by A8D2driver
Cheaper than a gearbox though. Keep checking the mass air flowmeter is giving correct load and flow rate readings using VaG com, (even lite will do this dynamically) if you want to avoid a new gearbox on 1999-2001 3.7s. I change my MAF every two years after my wife's 3.7 needed a gearbox after 15,000 miles because of this problem.
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Funny you should say that - mine had a new gearbox from TPS about a year ago after the MAF failed and 4th gear kept slipping on the gearbox, was all fine until then but had never had a gearbox flush as far as I know.
Its worth checking with a VAGCom scan every month or so just to see what fault codes show up anyway. I was lucky I was using Shell Optimax fuel as the faulty MAF had also led to leaner running on the engine but the higher quality fuel had offset the effects somewhat.
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