Grinding in 3rd gear

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09-05-2006, 01:57 PM

MHarrison

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Grinding in 3rd gear

Hello, I have a 2002 TT ALMS with 48K miles that grinds every once and a while in 3rd gear. I am currently sitting at the Audi dealership where I was told that my warranty expired 5 days ago. I was also told that a cheap quick fix would be to change the transmission oil with synthetic at a cost of $500.
Does this sound right? How much does it really cost to change the tranny oil and are they just pulling my leg with this "quick fix"? I change the motor oil myself, is it much harder to change the tramsmission oil?

09-05-2006, 04:16 PM

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RE: Grinding in 3rd gear

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ORIGINAL: MHarrison

Hello, I have a 2002 TT ALMS with 48K miles that grinds every once and a while in 3rd gear. I am currently sitting at the Audi dealership where I was told that my warranty expired 5 days ago. I was also told that a cheap quick fix would be to change the transmission oil with synthetic at a cost of $500.
Does this sound right? How much does it really cost to change the tranny oil and are they just pulling my leg with this "quick fix"? I change the motor oil myself, is it much harder to change the tramsmission oil?

$500!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... grab your wallet and run away. You can have this done at an independant shop for much much less. The transmission oil will help and should be changed every 30-40K miles. Go for Redline MT-90 or MTL. There have been a number of people who have had the syncronizers making noise in 3rd and 4th gear that have had the problem go away after the change.