Typical A4 Transmission failure?
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Typical A4 Transmission failure?
For those of you that have had to have tranny work done on your A4, what was the cause of the failure. Most other cars I deal with it has always been the converter failing. If the converter is replaced as a "preventative measure" what else might be likely to fail in the future? Thanks guys 
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Originally Posted by microsuck
For those of you that have had to have tranny work done on your A4, what was the cause of the failure. Most other cars I deal with it has always been the converter failing. If the converter is replaced as a "preventative measure" what else might be likely to fail in the future? Thanks guys
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I guess what im wondering is if my tranny has 84K on it and i replace the converter with a aftermarket high performance one (prob a yank) will I also be eliminating most of my future transmission problems?
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probably not these a4s are junk they just dont hold up with a significant amount of power in front of them i would say 350 rwhp is the limit any more power than that & your gonna have tranny issues until you buy a built a4 ,something i did after i allready tried to build my stock a4 with built tranny parts, i still had tranny issues, my car is down right now waiting on chuck @ flp to finish building my level 4
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Originally Posted by microsuck
I guess what im wondering is if my tranny has 84K on it and i replace the converter with a aftermarket high performance one (prob a yank) will I also be eliminating most of my future transmission problems?
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P.S. Going to a high stall converter creates more heat, heat is what kills the A4. Just make sure you get a big enough tranny cooler.
SUN SHELL
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P.S. Going to a high stall converter creates more heat, heat is what kills the A4. Just make sure you get a big enough tranny cooler.
