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Message: There is some break in needed but it is obtained at the same time as the new engine...
Changed By: MarcW
Change Date: September 14, 2016 10:52AM
There is some break in needed but it is obtained at the same time as the new engine...
Change Date: September 14, 2016 10:52AM
There is some break in needed but it is obtained at the same time as the new engine...
[quote=RainyDayGarage]
After 150+K miles, the tiptronic transmission needed a rebuild.
Got the car back and drove it for about 40 miles... notice some missed shifts, some lurching, and rough shifts in city traffic (10-40 mph between lights).
The first 20 miles had a lot more "rough shifts" ...maybe about 8? than the last 20... two? Most were between going from 2nd to 3rd, some between 3rd and 4th.
They typically happen after 5 miles of driving.
Anyone with experience in the first 100 miles with a rebuilt tiptronic transmission?
It doesn't seem right, but just wondering if there is any "break-in" period with a rebuild transmission or if that thinking even makes sense.
Am bringing it back in to the shop this morning, but thought I would ask.[/quote]
break in.
What you are experiencing is not going to be cured by break in but is probably due to a problem with the rebuild.
If you are advised a break in is required be sure you get the particulars as to how long this will take and what you should expect or not expect as the break in progresses and when this "break in" issues will be gone and the Tip performs as it should, with *no* drama.
I would probably be seething inside as I asked these questions and carefully wrote down the answers for I would of course realize the shop was blowing smoke.
But do it I guess so when the the problems continue, or probably get worse, you have given the shop the benefit of the doubt.
I'm not an expert but with the problems like you are reporting from the outset my guess is the rebuilt Tip will be unlikely to continue to work as well as it has and the Tip might eventually deteriorate to the point it leaves you stranded.
Also, the Tip will likely not be a good candidate for a 2nd "rebuild" but will probably just have to be replaced.
I will add that I did have an auto transmission rebuilt, the one in my Dodge D200 pickup. The transmssion worked just fine from the moment I drove it away from the shop to the time -- I can't recall how many miles I had on the transmssion as this point -- the u-joint at the transmssion end snapped -- this after I had new u-joints installed at the dealer a the dealer's insistence. The dealer accepted responsibility for the broken u-joint and the damaged transmission and replaced the damaged drive shaft parts and the transmission with a new one.
After 150+K miles, the tiptronic transmission needed a rebuild.
Got the car back and drove it for about 40 miles... notice some missed shifts, some lurching, and rough shifts in city traffic (10-40 mph between lights).
The first 20 miles had a lot more "rough shifts" ...maybe about 8? than the last 20... two? Most were between going from 2nd to 3rd, some between 3rd and 4th.
They typically happen after 5 miles of driving.
Anyone with experience in the first 100 miles with a rebuilt tiptronic transmission?
It doesn't seem right, but just wondering if there is any "break-in" period with a rebuild transmission or if that thinking even makes sense.
Am bringing it back in to the shop this morning, but thought I would ask.[/quote]
break in.
What you are experiencing is not going to be cured by break in but is probably due to a problem with the rebuild.
If you are advised a break in is required be sure you get the particulars as to how long this will take and what you should expect or not expect as the break in progresses and when this "break in" issues will be gone and the Tip performs as it should, with *no* drama.
I would probably be seething inside as I asked these questions and carefully wrote down the answers for I would of course realize the shop was blowing smoke.
But do it I guess so when the the problems continue, or probably get worse, you have given the shop the benefit of the doubt.
I'm not an expert but with the problems like you are reporting from the outset my guess is the rebuilt Tip will be unlikely to continue to work as well as it has and the Tip might eventually deteriorate to the point it leaves you stranded.
Also, the Tip will likely not be a good candidate for a 2nd "rebuild" but will probably just have to be replaced.
I will add that I did have an auto transmission rebuilt, the one in my Dodge D200 pickup. The transmssion worked just fine from the moment I drove it away from the shop to the time -- I can't recall how many miles I had on the transmssion as this point -- the u-joint at the transmssion end snapped -- this after I had new u-joints installed at the dealer a the dealer's insistence. The dealer accepted responsibility for the broken u-joint and the damaged transmission and replaced the damaged drive shaft parts and the transmission with a new one.
Original Message
Author: MarcWDate: September 14, 2016 10:47AM
There is some break in needed but it is obtained at the same time as the new engine...
[quote=RainyDayGarage]
After 150+K miles, the tiptronic transmission needed a rebuild.
Got the car back and drove it for about 40 miles... notice some missed shifts, some lurching, and rough shifts in city traffic (10-40 mph between lights).
The first 20 miles had a lot more "rough shifts" ...maybe about 8? than the last 20... two? Most were between going from 2nd to 3rd, some between 3rd and 4th.
They typically happen after 5 miles of driving.
Anyone with experience in the first 100 miles with a rebuilt tiptronic transmission?
It doesn't seem right, but just wondering if there is any "break-in" period with a rebuild transmission or if that thinking even makes sense.
Am bringing it back in to the shop this morning, but thought I would ask.[/quote]
break in.
What you are experiencing is not going to be cured by break in but is probably due to a problem with the rebuild.
If you are advised a break in is required be sure you get the particulars as to how long this will take and what you should expect or not expect as the break in progresses and when this "break in" issues will be gone and the Tip performs as it should, with *no* drama.
I would probably be seething inside as I asked these questions and carefully wrote down the answers for I would of course realize the shop was blowing smoke.
But do it I guess so when the the problems continue, or probably get worse, you have given the shop the benefit of the doubt.
I'm not an expert but with the problems like you are reporting from the outset my guess is the rebuilt Tip will be unlikely to continue to work as well as it has and the Tip might eventually deteriorate to the point it leaves you stranded.
Also, the Tip will likely not be a good candidate for a 2nd "rebuild" but will probably just have to be replaced.
After 150+K miles, the tiptronic transmission needed a rebuild.
Got the car back and drove it for about 40 miles... notice some missed shifts, some lurching, and rough shifts in city traffic (10-40 mph between lights).
The first 20 miles had a lot more "rough shifts" ...maybe about 8? than the last 20... two? Most were between going from 2nd to 3rd, some between 3rd and 4th.
They typically happen after 5 miles of driving.
Anyone with experience in the first 100 miles with a rebuilt tiptronic transmission?
It doesn't seem right, but just wondering if there is any "break-in" period with a rebuild transmission or if that thinking even makes sense.
Am bringing it back in to the shop this morning, but thought I would ask.[/quote]
break in.
What you are experiencing is not going to be cured by break in but is probably due to a problem with the rebuild.
If you are advised a break in is required be sure you get the particulars as to how long this will take and what you should expect or not expect as the break in progresses and when this "break in" issues will be gone and the Tip performs as it should, with *no* drama.
I would probably be seething inside as I asked these questions and carefully wrote down the answers for I would of course realize the shop was blowing smoke.
But do it I guess so when the the problems continue, or probably get worse, you have given the shop the benefit of the doubt.
I'm not an expert but with the problems like you are reporting from the outset my guess is the rebuilt Tip will be unlikely to continue to work as well as it has and the Tip might eventually deteriorate to the point it leaves you stranded.
Also, the Tip will likely not be a good candidate for a 2nd "rebuild" but will probably just have to be replaced.