No Reverse Gear CVT Transmission

[audib82011]

Hi all I have bought 2011 A4 with timing issue and got it fixed but when I started car it won't move when put in reverse puting it in D it moves forward, scaned no codes not shore what can be problem low oil maybe or burnt transmission. Thanks for any help

[audib82011]

Drained the oil from transmission it stinks its burned black plastic pieces in oil it looks like I will need new transmission,

[lhlan]

Drained the oil from transmission it stinks its burned black plastic pieces in oil it looks like I will need new transmission,

Looks like classic misconception of "life-time-transmission fluid" by previous owner(s).

I bet that if they had treated the transmission fluid as "life-time", then there might be other maintenance areas that they overlooked as well.

[audrobotic]

Looks like classic misconception of "life-time-transmission fluid" by previous owner(s).

I bet that if they had treated the transmission fluid as "life-time", then there might be other maintenance areas that they overlooked as well.

Yeah you gotta change the CVT fluid every 40k miles.

I guess the good thing is a used B8 CVT can be sourced for less than $1000. But that's a lot of labor, might be worth doing a RMS while you're there. I've heard very little chatter on failed B8 CVTs. I know people hate it, and it's sacrilege to have a longitudinally mounted engine setup for quattro, just to go for FWD, but oh well.

Nothing worse than a poorly maintained B8.