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Oct 18, 2009 | 10:34 PM

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Is there a way of identifying a car that is going to have the tranny problem before it happens?

Date range?
Specific model?

Do any of the X50s have it?

Oct 19, 2009 | 12:38 AM

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Do a search on 2nd gear popout, theres a long thread on this matter.

Oct 19, 2009 | 01:54 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Talisman013

Is there a way of identifying a car that is going to have the tranny problem before it happens?

Date range?
Specific model?

Do any of the X50s have it?

IMO, the answer to your question is "not really".

While a small percentage of trannys had a potential mfg/assembly issue, (which might have been fixed at some point in production) the majority are caused by missed shifts and marginal trans design. The X50 and GT2 have the same tranny as the TT.

There are a few TSBs published by porsche on the issue- worth finding and reading.

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