ZF 6HP Common Failures (Part 2) Diag.net 

You sir are awesome. You exemplify the adage "Whatever you do for a living, be the best at it, and you will be successful". Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

By far the most insightful diagnosis of the ZF6HP19 gearbox issues.

Whoa . Spoken with authority and confidence . My trans shop service techs eyes just glazed over.

Thank you for this video. I live in Springhill florida and have a 2003 s type r. I drove the car daily and it has 220k miles on the car. I took it off the road a year ago and started a restoration of the car. The last thing I did was the tranny which o was getting a gearbox fault. I ordered the kit and I only changed the fluid with lifeguard and new pan and filter. The transmission improved but is still getting the fault. I'm kicking myself because I have all the seals and got lazy and didn't change them. This video is excellent because it explained how the seal work and I now understand it's function. I'm gonna drain and remove the pan and megatronic to change the valve seals and this one also. When I changed the fluid it was black and the car was not shifting properly . After the fluid change the transmission functioned as it should with a minor slip on 6th gear. I've done all the major work on the car myself as we do not have any qualified mechanics in our area. The dealer will not touch the car because it's to old ? Imagine that. I suspect this seal is bad and will know tomarow after I remove it. Thanks again !

A very straight forward and knowledgeable discussion. Who talks about proactive measures these days? Only those who care about customers and outcomes!

Brilliant video on the theory / mechanism behind (and diagnostic implications of) a very much overlooked / ignored topic even by professional techs - transmission adaptation relearn!!

This is a great video. Plethora of information presented in a very clear way. Thank you for sharing your knowledge in this obscure topic.

My e91 is jumping in drive when first selecting it,thanks for video,from the UK.

This information is fantastic... thank you so much

Ok, i did a drain and fill on my zf6hp19 with the valvoline. I had a 4-5 flare before i did it and it seemed to fix that for me. No more ZF fluid for me, only Valvoline max life. I have a lot of miles on the car. Changed fluid and pan @ 150k miles with ZF and drove 90 K with flare if pushed hard it would flare so i just drove it easy for the 90 K to prevent it flaring. Drain and fill with Valvoline @ 240k. ZF fluid is about 5 times more expensive also

The Mechatronics sleeve, adapter and four seals are cheap and easy to replace in an afternoon.

Great info about 6hp19 :) I have to look my clutch adaptations... in service we have an audi 3.0tdi qauttro which starts shifting very hard when warms up. There was an oil & filter change and mechatronic completly cleaned with new seals. There is no fault code...When transmission is cold, work OK... weird...

Great video.lots to learn here

Genius video. Thank you!

thankyou great everyone tells you about the problem but you told me how to diagnose the problem :)

Great video Thank you

Does bad torture converter can cause mechanical /friction plate get burned and set a gear ratio code Thanks 🙏

Good afternoon, Mr. Figuroa, I'm Portuguese and I have an Audi A6 2.7 TDI C6 quattro 6hp19 HXM and I've already spent a lot of money in a mechanic's garage and the problem is that it slips in 3. Could you help me? Thank you Helder Ribeiro

Is the adaptation road test a joke? 9 times?

Btw, great video!

Hi, if you know, 2011 Audi Q5 3.2, 6sp transmission, what model ZF is it? 6HP XXX? Can Transmission be carried over from one Q5 to another or additional things need to be done? Thank you.

@Diagnostic Network. I was hoping you could make sense of this for me. 2008 535xiT, fluid change w/ all 4 Mechantronics gaskets and sleeves replaced, also a recent engine change. Car still feels a shudder in 2nd, slight uphill, light throttle...while WOT it slams pretty hard on 2-3...while cruising it sometimes feels like the trans is lightly coming on and off. I followed your procedure at least 10x, condition still exits...please help :/ Before resetting adaptations - Clutch fill pressures: Clutch A: 6.0 Clutch B: -99.0 Clutch C: -260.0 Clutch D: 215 Clutch E: 100 Rapid fill pressures: Clutch A: 13.0 Clutch B: 9.0 Clutch C: 3.0 Clutch D: 0.0 Clutch E: 138.0 After resetting adaptations - Clutch fill pressures: Clutch A: 8.0 Clutch B: 7.0 Clutch C: 0.0 Clutch D: 225.0 Clutch E: 0.0 Rapid fill times: Clutch A: 18.0 Clutch B: 0.0 Clutch C: 0.0 Clutch D: 0.0 Clutch E: 0.0

6hp28 is not reliable ?

Are shown values the same for bmw transmissions?

Hey Mickey, great video. I have a ZF6HP19A in my Audi S4. I got a new mechatronic and reset the adaptations. Car shifts great. My problem: when i am standing and shifting in to R or D with foot on the break, the engine rpm drop heavily and the whole car vibrates. When i drive and come to a stop there is close to no vibration. Only when shifting in D or R when standing. What can this be? Thank you so much in advance :) Greetings from Berlin

Thanks for the great video! Please please could you perhaps help me? I am always getting -700 mbar clutch E fill pressure after adaptation. I cannot find anywhere an information if this is outside of the allowed pressures. My transmission 8HP55 when the fluid temp is over 70-80 C, jerks slightly always before shifting 1-2 and 5-6. Very very slightly 2-3 and nobody can help me. Not even ZF official repair shop. Mechatronics has been checked and entire transmission rebuilt with new parts. No one knows why it jerks :-(

Is this also the same with the 8hp55af? Have the same slow shifts light slip in low gears and no codes?

Hi from dubai. Thanks for great information. Can you suggest why their is 2 sec delay in reverse when engaged. Its a 2008 4.8 x5.

Could a leaking or damaged seal cause a whine from the torque converter?

What do you charge for a typical ZF rebuild?

I can’t quite make out what is said between 3:34 and 3:40. “After we have completed repair of the separator seal, serviced the ??? and completed the adaptation”. What is the missing word denoted by ??? please?

Mickey, thank you for making this amazing video - you have given me some hope that I can diagnose and fix my transmission issue. I have a 2007 Audi A6 Allroad 3.2FSi with KHA gearbox code (6HP19A). I’m experiencing lockup clutch slip in 4th, 5th, 6th at low temperatures and around 1400rpm with light engine load. Do you know this issue and the solution? Thanks

Cool video, I’m having problems where when it shifts to 4th, it will jump and jerk back to 3rd a few times and will go to safe mode and just stay in 3rd. Would this be the mechatronices/solenoid issues or the transmission synchronizer?

i have a zf6hp19 with 4-5 flare when pushed hard but drives find when shifted below 3000 rpm. What do you think is wrong?

Hi there, i have 07 750li with zf6hp26 trans,my vehicle start going into park from drive aftere vehicle worm up,will not do it when it's cold, error code iam getting is 4E89 SV 1 or SV 2 mechanically jammed.Have you seen a code error like this. I replaced all mechatronic sleeves and all solenoids, followed fill procedure engine off ,engine running at 40c .Reset adaptation,still having the same problem.I recently replaced the valvebody with used one but i used my old TCM module installed on it. because I couldn't flash the one that came with the used valvebody ,still have same problem same error code. could you please help me with this problem what it could be.thanks.