Capp, TDIclub forum will have every answer you need for this car short of the ecomods. Sign up and use the advance search function to find your answers. If you ask newbie questions without searching you will get flamed because literally every question has been answered. Your auto trans is a known problem for this car read up on it on the forum. Read about cleaning injectors with straight diesel purge. Timing belt change procedure is spelled out step by step. Make sure oil is made for diesel engine. My 02 Golf TDI with original(not rebuilt)engine and manual trans has 477000 miles gets 46 mpg driving slightly hard. I change the Mobil 1 5W40 turbo truck oil every 15000 miles. Rob
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