UKPassats

Have finally found time to crawl under the car and have a go at removing transmission sump to replace oil and filter. There are five bolts to remove (all of the video's on you tube seem to have four or fifteen. One of these five bolts is hidden by two pipes (power steering???) and is impossible to g...

Update.
Replacement TCM has arrived. Has made no difference. Still no Reverse.
Going to do fluid and filter change over holiday period.
Last chance saloon.................
Merry Christmas to you all.

Thanks for your response guys. I have a few days before the box arrives so I will do some research and look at other problem areas. I still have my fingers crossed mind - there is still no reverse gear! Can anybody point me in the right direction to find a circuit diagram for this TCM and its connec...

Update 9th December. Managed to locate the TCM under the carpet driver side (RH). Opened the box and unit was running with water. While drying it out found a a few corroded contacts, one of which was broken. Have tried to repair it, put it back in car after drying out the other parts and the harness...

Thanks for your reply. The passenger side footwell seemed quite dry when I first noticed the problem but I will check again over the weekend.
Oh and have a look at the video's - thanks again.

Two weeks ago I suffered the well known plenum drain blockage. Rear drivers side foot-well flooded and plenum chamber full of water. After clearing drains and soaking up as much water as possible I was able to drive the car but lots of condensation (as expected) and auto gearbox solenoid would not r...