Q: Rough shifting when the engine is hot on a 2002 VW Golf 4 TDI

asked by on April 15, 2016

European VW Golf 4 TDI Tiptronic 2002 row 3. The problem is when the engine is hot, it's shifts rough. By the way, we've done all the testing of the computer and no problem. We changed the oil.

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