[13JRMENTH]

Hey guys, my car was down recently for about a month after my timing belt went, after rebuilding the head and replacing all the valves I finally had my car done after a month of sitting. I replaced the downpipe, lowered it 2 inches, new diverter valve, boost gauge and put on a short ram intake. No need to go too crazy, its a auto. Anyway I have put about 400 miles on it since and just recently I have been getting hard shifts from 2nd to 3rd and 4th to 5th and it seems to buck when I put it in drive.
I am gonna check the fluid but I heard it could be a computer problem or some kind of valve somewhere? I am no VW expert so I hope you guys can help. Thanks

 

[vwGLI]

maybe transmission fluid needs changed. the tranny could be dying

 

[13JRMENTH]

I just looked up a bunch of crap on youtube and seen that it could be that or a torque converter. I had a similar problem in my first car and after swapping the torque converter and flushing the tranny, the car ran like a dream.

 

[fukn_dubn_gti]

could be torque converter, tranny fluid needs a flush, sticking solenoid, could need to be reprogrammed, theres alot going on there.. its hard to say really..
take it to a transmission guy or vw shop and have them start cheap first.. which would be the fluid.

btw you are pretty close to me.. i have a shop i can refer you too.. if you need one.

 

[13JRMENTH]

Did the fluid today, it was def low, I now have a slight delay from 2nd to 3rdm luckily my step mom works for a volkswagen dealer and I am gonna take it there Tuesday. .

 

[fukn_dubn_gti]

so fluid helped a bit?

did you flush it out.. or just top it off?