The scan named the sensors
Elliot ran a diagnostic scan first, and it came up with position sensor 1 and position sensor 2, the clutch position sensors. A gearbox fault on the scan is where the job starts, not a verdict on the whole gearbox.
From the workshop
Watch: a VW Tiguan DSG scan flagging clutch position sensors 1 and 2
The diagnostic scan came up with both clutch position sensors. The unit was stripped out and tested, the sensors replaced, then the car was run up to temperature, the oil level checked and the basic settings done.
47 seconds, with captions. Full transcript below.
Transcript
This one is a VW Tiguan 17 plate R-Line.
It’s got the 4Motion, so it’s a 4-wheel drive.
Uh, ran a diagnostic scan and it was coming up with position sensor 1 and position sensor 2 clutch position sensors.
So procedure is to strip it out, test the unit itself, replace the position sensors, fit it back to the car.
You’ve got to run it up to temperature with the new fluids, check the oil level, do the basic settings, and that’s kind of what there is to it.
The next one we’ll be moving on to is a Škoda Superb.
What this job tells you
Tested, then the two sensors replaced
The procedure was to strip the unit out, test the unit itself, replace the position sensors and fit it back to the car. The repair was the two sensors the scan pointed at.
The finish matters as much as the parts
Once it is back in, the car is run up to temperature with the new fluids, the oil level is checked and the basic settings are done. It is the same finish the Arteon mechatronic repair needed: warm oil, the level checked, the basic settings run.
Need this doing on yours?
The DSG repair page covers the symptoms to watch for, which gearbox your car has, what the mechatronic unit does, and what diagnosis, an oil service and a repair cost.
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