# TDI BUDDIES / Help Please

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [March 31, 2011, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tdi-buddies-help-please/257608 "2011-03-31T07:17:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tdi-buddies-help-please/257608/14 "2011-03-31T07:36:50Z")

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> [@I \<3 Buffalo Hockey.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-3-buffalo-hockey/40719/35):
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> Tranny is dead. I have all the parts and then some to swap to 5spd… I have a whole parts car… You can find a used auto trans on tdi club from free to 600~.
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> Throw in either another auto or just do a 5mt swap
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> The autos are junk but it really depends how you drive it… I had bigggg nozzles in mine with the auto but at long traffic lights I put it in neutral so it wasn’t just cooking the trans from the heat. Mine had 174k on it and still shifted mint

Yea, he has almost that many miles I believe (def 165k+).  
I know they’re junk but he drives it real gentle and probably hasn’t even gone WOT lol.

About 2 years ago, I told him to do the neutral trick at a stop and I think that helped for sure.

If you want to take it to PM’s or txt me (or just post in the thread), id really like to figure something out soon.

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