My Stronic just shifted at 8000 rpm
11-20-2010, 07:48 PM
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I've never seen temps that high on mine. 335i routinely ran between 240 and 250F. 225f is the highest I have seen. But I have to confess drive araound and constantly onitor the oil temp. Water temp goes to the middle of the quage very quickly and then never moves regardless of oil temp.
06-17-2011, 08:25 AM
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I had the car is D/automatic mode and dynamic. I floored it from a standstill and the engine revved right through the redline in 1st gear and shifted into 2nd at 8000 rpm. The tach was buried before I could back off of the gas. I am still stunned. The car seems to be driving ok. It is a brand new 2011 S4 with 870 miles on it. Obviously I am not following Audis break in procedure. Any ideas??
They also told me that the S-tronic may take up to 2 seconds to disengage a gear and re-engage the next. or that it may be the Tach needle "carrying the momentum forward from the engine which causes it to keep moving past the red line, even though the engine speed is still at 7k" Ive talked to a few other audi Dealers and all of them say thats "bull****"
Any ideas? or similar issues?
06-17-2011, 11:05 AM
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Since my original post it has happened a couple of other times. The dealer is baffled. I have stopped worrying about it and will keep driving it (hard)- if it breaks it will get repaired under warranty.
06-18-2011, 05:09 AM
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06-19-2011, 09:25 AM
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This has nothing to do with the engine. The needle itself doesn't stop and keeps going until 8k. It's happened to me before and I am 100% sure that it is a needle malfunction and nothing to do with the engine actually revving to 8k.
06-19-2011, 12:44 PM
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I am inclined to believe this. It has happened to me once and when it happened, the needle went up past the redline but the sound of the engine did not change.
06-19-2011, 02:04 PM
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06-19-2011, 02:14 PM
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I have logged a shift at 7300+...