Transmission problems...beware
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Going to drive one tomorrow .....never know? Different way it handles the 4 wheel drive system equals why the steering is a little different.
Keep those mods coming!
Lol a shop called me yesterday asking about what I did to repair the Macans trans!
Keep those mods coming!
Lol a shop called me yesterday asking about what I did to repair the Macans trans!
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You may as well everyone else does! I am not buying this month or next....best time to get one would be December but don't know if I can last that long. I would like at least a 2020 year model with warranty of course. No matter what I will miss the Macan Turbo. Not enough buttons to push in the Audi.
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Thanks for asking. I drove a 2020 sq5 with the sport package and sport diff. It did of course have the air suspension. To tell you the truth the "cockpit" feel is not the same. The interior is not as well appointed as my turbo with the full leather. I liked the Macans console buttons vs the controls on the Audi. The Sq5 feels bigger but does not drive bigger. The transmission in sport mode shifted faster than I thought it would. The power was similar to the Macan S.maybe a little more. Perhaps it was the 8 speed vs the Macans 7 speed? The handling was on par actually, ( could only drive maybe 3/10 ...I was on the street!) and since it had the sport diff ...mid corner and exit was actually a little better. The steering a little more numb but probably just something to get used too. All in all...I would give the nod to the Macan for the interior, but every thing else was very similar.
Except for one very big thing. There is much more support in aftermarket parts for the suspension and there is transmission tuning availability!! Engine tune ability is better than the Macans. This car ...like you said...is much easier to repair. I did like it.
Thanks for the suggestion it may be the model I get in December.
Except for one very big thing. There is much more support in aftermarket parts for the suspension and there is transmission tuning availability!! Engine tune ability is better than the Macans. This car ...like you said...is much easier to repair. I did like it.
Thanks for the suggestion it may be the model I get in December.
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Great analogy! Plan is to get an sq5 and shop for one
this December. Guess I better join the Audi forum lol. I found it very interesting that the 4 cyl q5 comes with the same transmission as ours but if you get the v6 ...same trim level...then the 8 speed is the box behind the engine.
this December. Guess I better join the Audi forum lol. I found it very interesting that the 4 cyl q5 comes with the same transmission as ours but if you get the v6 ...same trim level...then the 8 speed is the box behind the engine.
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Great analogy! Plan is to get an sq5 and shop for one
this December. Guess I better join the Audi forum lol. I found it very interesting that the 4 cyl q5 comes with the same transmission as ours but if you get the v6 ...same trim level...then the 8 speed is the box behind the engine.
this December. Guess I better join the Audi forum lol. I found it very interesting that the 4 cyl q5 comes with the same transmission as ours but if you get the v6 ...same trim level...then the 8 speed is the box behind the engine.
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Great analogy! Plan is to get an sq5 and shop for one
this December. Guess I better join the Audi forum lol. I found it very interesting that the 4 cyl q5 comes with the same transmission as ours but if you get the v6 ...same trim level...then the 8 speed is the box behind the engine.
this December. Guess I better join the Audi forum lol. I found it very interesting that the 4 cyl q5 comes with the same transmission as ours but if you get the v6 ...same trim level...then the 8 speed is the box behind the engine.
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From: Bellevue, WA; '26 MacanGTS, '18 Macan S, '10 997S, SPASM, 6spd
The B9 is made in Mexico and feels cheaper IMO. It's a single turbo 3.0. Lots of tunes out now. Yes, you can get air suspension and sport diff but it won't have the RWD biased feel of the Macan. And, the drivetrain won't break
Good luck.
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Just adding to the DL501 repair knowledge-base here.....
An Audi owner with a 2014 A6 with a DL501 had the harsh 2-to-1 downshift when coming to a stop, only happened when hot. Replaced many parts till he finally found the root-cause of the problem: Fixed it by replacing the gasket between the valve-body halves. Apparently, the fluid attacks the gasket material and causes it to fail at a high differential pressure area at the Main Pressure Regulator.
SK: Harsh downshift from 2-1, occasional 3-2 (OB5/DL501, S-tronic) - AudiWorld Forums
An Audi owner with a 2014 A6 with a DL501 had the harsh 2-to-1 downshift when coming to a stop, only happened when hot. Replaced many parts till he finally found the root-cause of the problem: Fixed it by replacing the gasket between the valve-body halves. Apparently, the fluid attacks the gasket material and causes it to fail at a high differential pressure area at the Main Pressure Regulator.
SK: Harsh downshift from 2-1, occasional 3-2 (OB5/DL501, S-tronic) - AudiWorld Forums
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Now that is interesting and makes perfect sense.Kudos for their detective work!
Has anyone ever seen the initial problem I had--- the disenergration of a circuit board and those particles contaminating the fluid causing all sorts of problems?
I finally figured out that the unknown left over slime after the first flush would bind to surfaces through out the mechatronics space when it was cold and this is why my transmission worked well until it got hot. Once it got hot this slime stuff would once again go into solution with the fluid and the problems would return.
But, no one has ever told me why the circuit board "melted, or disenergrated"?!! The fluid could not get hot enough to do what happened.
I do miss the Macan turbo...it was the perfect car for me.
Has anyone ever seen the initial problem I had--- the disenergration of a circuit board and those particles contaminating the fluid causing all sorts of problems?
I finally figured out that the unknown left over slime after the first flush would bind to surfaces through out the mechatronics space when it was cold and this is why my transmission worked well until it got hot. Once it got hot this slime stuff would once again go into solution with the fluid and the problems would return.
But, no one has ever told me why the circuit board "melted, or disenergrated"?!! The fluid could not get hot enough to do what happened.
I do miss the Macan turbo...it was the perfect car for me.
Last edited by Olddragger; Sep 29, 2022 at 11:06 AM.