Are there any fellow Tiptronic owners in the Southampton area?

[Costelles]

I cant make up my mind if my Tip is behaving as it should, I had a Tip service recently on the suggestion of my local Indie ( now a few £££ lighter) but it seems the same.

Nearly all changes up the gears are smooth but some down changes are a bit rougher especially 3rd to 2nd when coming to a stop quickly, probably 1 in 3. My previous 964 was a bit off sometimes but Ive no comparison in my 996 Targa.

I may be being a bit picky and paranoid and expecting it to be as smooth as my previous A6 3.0 tdi quattro, so to prove a point, does anyone live roundabout Southampton that fancies comparing notes sometime?

id rather compare before I set off down a more expemsive diagnosis route...

 

[Kevin Welch]

Hi there
I'm not in Southampton area to help you out but my Tiptronic is smooth both up and down. I can't say I even notice the down change when stopping.

 

[SteveAndrews]

Hi
Sorry not in your area but I can confirm my tiptronic is smooth up and down. Perhaps the oil change has dislodged some gunge in the box that had been sitting out of the way somewhere. I was warned about this possibility when I talked to my local Indie about changing the transmission oil. Unless it seems to be getting worse I would be inclined to just use it and hope it will all settle down again after a bit of use.

 

[JuliusF]

Hi there, C2 Tip myself, I'm a tad north in Reading area, but if you fancy a run up the A34 sometime to compare notes, there's a few good test roads (and pubs) around Newbury.

J

 

[dave200]

Hi, I have a C2 Cab Tip and I have the same clunking downshift from 3rd to 2nd, like you but not every time but probably 1 in 5 are lumpy. Car has done 68k miles...

 

[Costelles]

Julius....I'll take up that offer, I go to TVP in reading often as Ive a work office there...I'll pm you

Dave...sounds like mine..do you know why it happens?

 

[Richard_Hamilton]

You have to bear in mind that there are two Tiptronic boxes if you want to compare like-for-like. Jules has the ZF box in his 3.4, and you have the Mercedes box in your 3.6.

 

[Costelles]

you are right Richard, wouldnt be a fair comparison

 

[wibbaboo]

I notice a slight clunk now and again 3rd to 2nd - usually when in Drive mode (not manual) and during sharper braking when approaching a junction - I've got used to it. I don't think it happens in Manual mode.

 

[Costelles]

that sounds just like mine

have you any idea if it's normal?

 

[wibbaboo]

I'm not sure (I'd like to think so...) - I make it smoother by "telling" the car we are coming to a junction - smoother braking.
I try to drive in manual mode as much as possible - I've read that low revs and acceleration is not good for the engine*... this seems to help the clunk from 3rd to 2nd when stopping (which you do not need to do manually even in manual mode - as the car automatically selects 2nd).
Hope this makes sense.
*Also fitted LTT and running on millers oil

 

[Costelles]

I've started to do exactly the same as you, if I slow down to a stop, it tends not to clunk from 3-2

 

[Foggy005]

I live in Hedge End , have a 2002 996 turbo tiptronic, pm me if you want to compare..

 

[Mike Barnett]

I am just along the coast at Worthing and have a 2003 Targa... Mine has done 70K miles and I had the internal gearbox filter changed along with the oil last year ahead of the 90K schedule and couldn't believe the difference in the gearbox changes...Cost was about £200 at Revolution Porsche up in Yorkshire...

 

[Costelles]

Thanks to Jules, we met today to compare. No real conclusion but it doesn't seem anything untoward.

And I went for quick hoon in Jules' 3.4..

thanks Jules

 

[Costelles]

Mike

thanks for the info, maybe we can catch up some time and compare

i had a Tiptronic service at Jon Mitchel in Ferndown last month, no real difference. They suggested the Tip service but I'm not sure they had a test run beforehand as it didn't cure the clunk and they didn't call that out when I picked the car up. I had to take it back again for another look, no real resolution.

Went out with Jules today, and obviously there were no real clunks...sods law