#O2j 5th gear fix how to#

This is favorite topic on VW forums, it seems to be the easiest solution, but it is problematic.ДЄ) Detaching 5-gear wheels isnвЂ™t as easy as it looks, it requires a special detaching device, but even if one is using it, it can still be difficult to detach the 5-gear wheels.Д«) If extending works, then the gearbox has a wide space between 4th and 5th gears.

#O2j 5th gear fix how to#

There are few usual/easy procedures to how to increase MPG:ДЎ) Extending 5th gear. That is why the recent Volkswagen gearboxes are 6-speed or more (usually). Modern Volkswagen engines donвЂ™t have any problems even at rotation speed of 1500 per minute. That is the reason why it is recommended to shift as soon as possible, so that 5th gear should be by 50-60 km/hour and 6th gear by more than 70 km/hour. At the same time, the T4 vehicles вЂћwork a lotвЂњ and this possibility could be interesting for the users not only because of improving the driving comfort but mainly because the investment returns quickly and the operating costs will subsequently decrease because of higher MPG.Д®ven the recently published information on VW internet server tells that to increase MPG it is necessary to achieve as low operating rpm value as possible. That is highly faster, personal cars more less 3 hours and VW T4 6-7 hours (the access is more difficult).Дiscussions on forums clear that additional installation of 6th gearbox level can be mainly convenient for VW T4, which have gearboxes with very low transmissions and so they have to have unnecessarily fast rotation speed. Just detach front left wheel, dismantle side sheet metal, create an access from top (for example by dismantling air filter or battery), then the conversion can be done. This process was developed by EuroTuning. If one has knowledge of fixing gearboxes, the fitting can be done by new вЂњrevolutionaryвЂќ procedure without taking the gearbox apart. This Gearbox conversion kit is designed for cars with transversely mounted engines equipped with 02A, 02J, 02B, 02D gearboxes and, unlike other kits on the market, it can be fitted in just a few hours without the need to remove the gearbox from the car!ДЄnyone can fit the set by usual procedure, that means dismantle the gearbox, take it apart, fix it and mount it back. The kit does not alter the original five gears at all, and simply adds a new longer sixth gear that lowers the engineвЂ™s revs by 400-550rpm at 130km/h (depending on the вЂ™box), lowering fuel consumption and C0ВІ emissions in the process. Czech Republic tuning house EuroTuning has just developed a gearbox conversion kit that allows you to add a sixth gear to your five-speed вЂ™box.