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Over two months ago, I unintentionally drove my car through some water. AAMI decided to replace the engine as it was hydrolocked and it was apparently the only component of the vehicle which has sustained any damage.
Before I got my car back, I requested VW conduct a full inspection of the vehicle (as the engine replacement had be performed by a non-VW workshop) and VW found that the injector plugs were loose. The tightened them up and I was happy to have my car back after driving rentals cars ranging from a Ford Taurus to a Toyota Corolla to a Fiat 500 to a Chevy Malibu.
Three or so days after I got my car back, I noticed a shudder and slight hesitation of power when accelerating, more noticeable when driving up hill. I took the car back to the assessment centre who instructed me to take the car to Volkswagen. After about two weeks, VW concluded that the mechanic (who performed the engine replacement) had drained the gearbox oil to determine of water had gone through the DSG and not topped it back up again. They noted it was only about one litre short of the recommended level.
On my way home from picking up the car for the second time, it shuddered again. It's been about 2.5 weeks now and while the shuddering is much less frequent, it's been replaced with a momentary "cough" interruption of power when accelerating under the same conditions mentioned above. It only tends to happen after driving for about 30-45 minutes. It happens just after the car shifts up and is about halfway through the power band.
Can anyone shed any light as to what it could be? I've had one mechanic say it could be the gearbox, another saying that one litre short of oil shouldn't cause any damage at all and I'm truly stumped.
Any help appreciated - thanks.
TL;DR: getting a slight cough/interruption of power when accelerating after changing up and about halfway through the power band.
Over two months ago, I unintentionally drove my car through some water. AAMI decided to replace the engine as it was hydrolocked and it was apparently the only component of the vehicle which has sustained any damage.
Before I got my car back, I requested VW conduct a full inspection of the vehicle (as the engine replacement had be performed by a non-VW workshop) and VW found that the injector plugs were loose. The tightened them up and I was happy to have my car back after driving rentals cars ranging from a Ford Taurus to a Toyota Corolla to a Fiat 500 to a Chevy Malibu.
Three or so days after I got my car back, I noticed a shudder and slight hesitation of power when accelerating, more noticeable when driving up hill. I took the car back to the assessment centre who instructed me to take the car to Volkswagen. After about two weeks, VW concluded that the mechanic (who performed the engine replacement) had drained the gearbox oil to determine of water had gone through the DSG and not topped it back up again. They noted it was only about one litre short of the recommended level.
On my way home from picking up the car for the second time, it shuddered again. It's been about 2.5 weeks now and while the shuddering is much less frequent, it's been replaced with a momentary "cough" interruption of power when accelerating under the same conditions mentioned above. It only tends to happen after driving for about 30-45 minutes. It happens just after the car shifts up and is about halfway through the power band.
Can anyone shed any light as to what it could be? I've had one mechanic say it could be the gearbox, another saying that one litre short of oil shouldn't cause any damage at all and I'm truly stumped.
Any help appreciated - thanks.
TL;DR: getting a slight cough/interruption of power when accelerating after changing up and about halfway through the power band.
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