vinkodex.6F15 automatic: delayed first gear, oil that dirties quickly
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expensive
severity
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mileage
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sources
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The fault
How you spot it
On early units first gear engages late. In most cases a software update solved it, but some also needed a new valve body.
The oil in this gearbox dirties quickly, which makes shifting jerky, so an oil change every 30,000 kilometres is recommended. The differential is a weak point too: it tolerates prolonged wheelspin badly.
Which model
Who it affects
The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.
Engines and transmissions
Transmission
6F15
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6F15 automatic: delayed first gear, oil that dirties quickly
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Sources
How we know
Information, not an expert opinion
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