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Would anyone have clue what would make reverse just vanish? Every other gear works and goes in nicely, but only gear not working is reverse.

To be quite frank i am not really quite sure what kind of transmission my 1991 b3 passat has. What i know is that it contains a 1.8 liter 66kw petrol engine. As you may notice i am not especially knowledgable in cars in general so i would be delighted with even the slightest clue of where i can...

I have a 2002 Passat 1.9 diesel estate auto and the problem is that the moniter of gear position in the speedo dial does not show when switched on initially and thehave had the transmission scanned and the problem is an intermittant signal? By switching the ignition on and off I can get into...

Hi all, I've read as much as I could on 228mm clutch upgrades/DMF lifespan. There is surprisingly little definitive info out there. So, how about the 6-speed transmission mated to the AVF engine? Has anyone experience a failure of that gearbox? If so, what model year and at what mileage? Was...

Hi guys anyone know what could be wrong with my Passat it’s started not wanting to select reverse this morning then would just drop in . But this even when I went to select reverse it would just drop in but any revs it wouldn’t move . Any ideas would be great Cheers matt

I'm trying to get my family in pretty reliable and MPG friendly cars. The BHW powered passat can do all that once the BS is deleted and cam is checked and replaced if needed. I want all manual gearbox transmissions. The ZF left much to be desired and as these cars get older and so many second...

Passat B5 2000 2.3 tiptronic gearbox snatchy gear changes Hello everyone, After a long trip my Passat (2000 2.3L V5) tiptronic gearbox is no longer smooth in changing gears. It has become snatchy all of a sudden. The car has done 205,000 miles and has never had the gearbox oil changed. I...

2001 B5 V6 5-speed gearbox. 105,xxx miles Anyone ever had the seal on the gearbox shift shaft fail? Mine has been damp for awhile, and is now periodically sending a drip of transmission oil onto the exhaust pipe.

Hello all. I drive a 2008 Passat 1.9 TDI, manual gearbox. When I drive the car, I hear a trembling sound coming from the front of the car. The sound comes only when the gearbox is engaged (in any gear). It is not very loud, however I started hearing it recently, so I begin thinking about it...

I have just joined this forum and have had a search around and found some useful posts but not my specific issue. Hopefully someone can help though. My Passat is a 2001 1.8L Turbo petrol. From reading the Sticky of how to tell if fits B5 or B5.5 I believe its a B5.5. I'll just point out I'm in...

Hi, I have a 2003 1.9TDI Passat with the 5-speed tiptronic auto gearbox. The car has covered 180,000 miles. When cold the auto gearbox and the tiptronic are failing to change gear. The problem corrects itself after about 20 minutes of driving. There are no unusual noises coming from the...

hi Need some help with fluid change on a 2001 b5.5 passat variant 1.9 tdi 4motion 6 speed manual transmission. 1. what fluid spec is right ? - fore the transmission I have found VW G 052 911 and VW 501.50 at castrols website. are these the same? 2. how much oil do I need? - 2,5 liters...

Hi, My name is Britt Grannis and I'm building a lakester for Bonneville this year. It will be VW Aircooled powered but I need a gearbox that will have the gear capabilities to get me over 200 mph with a 26" tall tire I have 7500 rpm to use and about 275 hp. I know that the Passat 5 speed...

Cost of Gearbox Selector Shaft Seal Replacement - B5 V6 manual shift What might I expect to be charged in shop time for this work? My indy agrees the work can be done with the car on the lift (no gearbox removal required), but I don't feel confident that they're confident as their shop time...

My indy reports a small amount of oil wetting the shift rod where it enters the gearbox on my fwd B5 V6 manual. He says the issue can wait (presuming we check the gearbox oil level now and again) until I have to renew the clutch because replacement of the seal requires removal of the gearbox...

Hi All I have a B5 Passat TDI and just changed engine and gearbox mounts. Whats the tightening torque for these please? - The two engine mounts have a nut top and bottom (so 4 torques in total) - The LH gearbox mount has a bolt and then a nut (so two torques) - The RH gearbox mount has a...

Hi everyone, i have an issue about speedo and need to fix it A.S.A.P. I have 99 Passat 1.8 4-gears Auto tranny and speedo not working for a while. -Vag-com shows the classic error 16885/P0501 VSS Implausible Signal and some error about climatronic that says also climatronic can't read speed...

Did I read somewhere where a V6 manual gearbox would be suitable to be used in a Tdi Passat? Would the gear ratios be somewhat acceptable?

hey guys wondering if anyone can help me with this one this morning when i struck my car up to defrost the windows noticed a loud rattleing noise and thought heatshield on exhaust dropped went to work didn't think any more of it got out of work and struck the car up to defrost the windows...

Hey everyone, our 2005 B5.5 Passat tdi has been having automatic transmission issues for a while now and we are looking at the possibility of swapping in a european FHN passat transmission. I've got a part list of everything required (mainly 1.8T passat parts) but I am wondering if anybody else...