Could be a couple of different things. Bad Tranny, Linkage could be screwed up, Faulty, worn or fractured clutch. Try double clutching. Press the clutch fully once and then release and do the same again and try to put the car into first gear.
On a 1997 Volkswagen Jetta, the shifting solenoids are situated inside the valve body of the transmission. The valve body is the brain of the transmission.
Consult a Local Transmission Shop
Any manual shift transmission is going to be considered "standard shift". The question is moot - you already have a standard transmission.
The manual shift transmission does not have a filter.
It will be on top of the transmission near the shift linkage. It is the sensor with the three wires connected to it.
A manual (standard) transmission.
You can't shift gears on an automatic transmission because, as it is called, it's automatic! You don't need to shift, it does it for you. == == Maybe the question should be "Why is my automatic transmission not shifting through gears for me as it should?" Could it be a fairly simlpe fix or am I losing my transmission? Yeah Dopey!
Purcahse a shift rebuild kit, I did mine recently. Was not bad job and restored crisp shifting. Try www.germanautoparts.com , they seem good.
85W140 Gear oil on a manual transmission.
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It can come with either one. But the standard is an automatic transmission.
Is this a standard transmission, or an automatic? automatic