So I have done a full transmission swap on my other car and I just picked up a used audi with 140,000 on the odometer. I figured it would be a good idea to do a transmission fluid change before winter hits.

In all the reading I have done it seems I will either need a whole kit for a trans fluid change and possibly a small pump that is made specifically for the Audi fluid change. Can anyone point me in the right direction if they have done this before? Don't know where the best place is to buy this stuff.

I've never had the transmission fluid change be so different and with such high miles I don't want anythign to go wrong. I read a lot about doing it exactly right and even some posts about having the new fluid having to be the same temperature when it goes in?

BTW, I have a 1998 Audi A4 2.8 V6 Quattro with an automatic transmission...all I have found on the DIY sites is for the manual transmission

 

can anyone offer any suggestions on this one?

 

I did mine awhile ago. It isn't to hard to do but I would suggest getting a good pump to get the fluid into the transmission. You will not be able to change all the fluid by doing the steps I am explaining unless you take the cover off.

I would get a new drain plug and check plug when doing this change so you know you have good seals when putting the plugs back in.

Take out the drain plug and the fluid will come pouring out. Once drained replace the drain plug with the new one.

Get a huge *** allen wrench. I believe its a 25mm allen wrench but not sure. Use this to take the check plug out. When you look inside where you just to took the check plug out you will see a window. Mine was pointing towards the front of the car. You will pump your transmission fluid up through that window. Pump fluid up into the transmission until it fill ups. Once filled put the check plug back in.

Now run the car for a few minutes standing still and DON'T put it into gear. After running for a few minutes shut the car off and open the check plug. Apply more fluid again until it starts to over flow. Again get in the car and start it up for the same duration as before.

Again do the step above once more. After the car has warmed up go through the gears and see if it feels the same as before. If so you did everything right. If not you f'd up somewhere. To warn you it is very difficult to change the fluid in this transmission. It requires almost the exact same amount of fluid you took out to be put in. If not it will cause problems down the road.

Hope this helps.

 

i would suggest going to your mechanic to get this done. i paid $200 for mine and the synthetic oil was included, you do the math.

 

Changing the oil in the transmission is challenging, if you do it correctly. It really needs to be done using a vag com as the new oil needs to be brought up to a specific temperature to be properly filled. The vag com allows you to monitor the transmission oil temperature. Draining the oil is easy enough, but re-filling is where it can be a bit complicated. Also, on my car, a 2001, I needed a special tool to remove the filler cap.
It can be done though, as monkeys at the dealership do it everyday. In my instance, I bought a kit which included the special tools, correct oil, new filter, new gasket and step by step instructions. Unfortunately, I can't remember where I bought the kit, sorry.

 

BLAU parts and ecstuning both have nice kits.

 

I got the kit from blau but I don't see any tools in it for the filler cap nor the vag com


This is the kit I got: http://www.blauparts.com/proddetail....od=F2A1007%2DA

Does anywhere sell the vag com

 

ok just figured out exactly what the vag-com is and I have no intention of spending that much on this job. How does eveyone do this job without having it?

I noticed on the blau site they sell a transmisison fluid tool kit but they say it is only for the 2002-2008 02E DSG Transmissions. Is that the same tool?

 

That quote sounds low from what I heard this could cost. The kit alone costs about 120 in total. Was it an Audi dealer? I trust myself with my car more than a mechanic because they don't put the time in to figure out every little specific thing that needs to be done. They may look at a transmission fluid change on the Audi as they would on a lexus.

 

the guy sold me my audi and he specializes in audis. he owns an s4 wagon, his dad owns an older a4 and every single car in the shop is an audi so you could say that he is an audi dealer kinda lol.