99 beetle 2.o gas tranny wine

[pete1151]

Hi every one well heres the story went florida vacation ended up buying a beetle drove ok except the next morning it hesitated staying in gear automatic it warmed up ran ok for about 100 miles then i noticed a wine that got louder i drove it to a very busy mechnic shop and he said it need a new tranny ? i was taking it back to texas ended up leaving it in a storage in vero beach any help i would apreciate thanks pete

[antonym]

I hope you got it cheap enough.... pity you didn't ask us before.

Those earlier years have what is known as a 01M automatic transmission that is known to break and be expensive to replace/fix.

My advice is to do a manual swap instead of replacing the automatic.

All the best.

[VdubOne]

Check the transmission fluid level, i had another car that did this, it was leaking lots of trans fluid, save yourself a couple thousand bucks, spend 20 on trans fluid

[NewBeetleMechanic]

The transmission you have in that car take's two diffrent fluids, one is put in thru the speedometer sensor hole (must remove sensor to fill) this is the (rear end/diff) and the other has a entire filling procedure.

Here it is:


1. Remove the plug from the bottom of the transmission pan. If no Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) leaks out of the overflow pipe inside of the plug opening before the ATF temperature reaches 40 degrees Celsius (C) (104 degrees Fahrenheit (F)) then top up the ATF level.

2. Reinstall the ATF plug at the latest before the ATF temperature reaches 45 degrees C (113 degrees F), if necessary switch off the engine and allow the transmission to cool down and repeat the check.

3. To fill the transmission, pry off the plug securing cap with a screwdriver on the side of the transmission. Cap locking device will be damaged when removing, therefore always replace the cap.

4. Pull plug out of filler pipe.

5. Fill with ATF until fluid runs out of level hole in plug in pan.

6. Install both plugs that were removed and a new cap on the fill tube plug.


I believe the wine you are hearing is from the rear end fluid being low.

Hope this helps.

[pete1151]

thanks for all the great replys i wasnt aware it had a rear end but that is exactly what it sounds like a rear end with no oit can you tell me more on this rear end please thanks before i half to send a tow truck to bring it back to texas.

[pete1151]

also there are no leaks on car ?

[pete1151]

what kind of atf?

[antonym]

So ... I am confused now.

What exactly is wrong with the car?

Yes .. all cars have a rear end so I am not sure what you mean by: "i wasnt aware it had a rear end but that is exactly what it sounds like a rear end with no oit"..

Please clarify, and use a few full stops, commas and capital letters. That way we can figure out exactly what you are saying. If we cant understand you we cant help you. I hope the mechanics are not trying to bleed you for money.

[NewBeetleMechanic]

Originally Posted by pete1151

thanks for all the great replys i wasnt aware it had a rear end but that is exactly what it sounds like a rear end with no oit can you tell me more on this rear end please thanks before i half to send a tow truck to bring it back to texas.

I do not have a picture of it at the moment, if you look at the bell housing behind the engine and to the very most far left cornor of the trans, there is a three wire sensor that sticks about 2.5-3.5 inchs out of the case. You must remove this sensor and fill the housing. The sensor will be black and directly screw into the case. Also the sensor is less then three inchs away from the shifter cable bracket on the trans.

[dhc8guru]

Originally Posted by antonym

So ... I am confused now.

What exactly is wrong with the car?

Yes .. all cars have a rear end so I am not sure what you mean by: "i wasnt aware it had a rear end but that is exactly what it sounds like a rear end with no oit"..

Please clarify, and use a few full stops, commas and capital letters. That way we can figure out exactly what you are saying. If we cant understand you we cant help you. I hope the mechanics are not trying to bleed you for money.

I believe when "rear end" was mentioned, they meant the transmission differential, which is referred to as a "rear end" differential on rear wheel drive cars and transaxle differential on front wheel drive cars.

[pete1151]

I guess what im tryin to say f the diferntioa is diffrent from the tranny then its probly a bad bearing in the rearend??

[NewBeetleMechanic]

Have the diff level checked, go from there.