Redline is the only way to go for me. Ran it in my old Landcruiser 4spd Manual wiht a 7. It is amazing oil. I will be swapping my 8spd auto and all my diffs to it very soon, engine has been on it for a while.
Thanks dude! Much appreciated Dan! I'm hoping we can continue to find more info on the forum on changing the Auto Trans fluid as well. Thank you so much dude!!! Had some fluid sitting in my garage waiting to do this but didn't want to move forward without a DIY.
Two Stupid questions. I'm going to replace my transmission filter and gasket at the same time. How do we find out what transmission type we have to order the right fluid? Here is how I went about checking for the right trans fluid, you can also look at a tag on the transmission itself. This is for automatic fluid which seems to be a little more particular. I figured since you're changing the filter you have an automatic. Finding a place to purchase the fluid is another matter.
There are places that claim they have trans fluid compatible with G, but not many have been willing to take the risk from what I've seen. I'm not sure how your oil got so crappy. My dealer said I should not change my fluid even thought I was at k. I changed it anyway and the fluid that was drained looked and felt exactly the same as the Motul Synthetic I put back in. Excellent write up! I agree, this fuild should be changed. I changed my MT transmission on my SI with amsoil and it made a night and day difference!
Once I hit 30k miles on the b8 its getting done! Last edited by grnfool; at PM. I've drained and filled my transmission fluid twice in the past year and thought I'd share my experiences.
I made the car level, removed the plastic trays, and drivetrain stabilizer. I used a hand pump I bought off Amazon to fill the transmission with MT My biggest issue was that the pump leaked, making it difficult to maintain a firm grip. Post-fluid change, the shifts seemed more crisp.
I wasn't expecting any significant improvement since I only had 25K miles on the fluid. As weeks passed, I noticed that my fuel economy had decreased and had cold weather related issues. I thought I was just driving more aggressively and just shrugged it off until winter weather arrived. Shifting required additional force. As temperatures reached into the single digits, a significant amount of force was needed to shift.
There were times that I thought I was going to break something while trying to get into 2nd. The cold also brought random grinding surprises when granny shifting into 4th. Once the transmission warmed up, the issues went away.
This was my 3rd winter with the car and the first two were unlike this past winter. This time I did not remove the drivetrain stabilizer. It is possible to get a 90 degree allen key onto the drain plug and loosen it. To avoid getting fluid all over the stabilizer, I used clips to attach foil to the transmission fins and let the foil slope back and off the rear end of the stabilizer the collection pan was.
I routed the tube from the top of the engine bay down and into the fill port. While I was underneath the car holding the tube into the fill port, I had my GF pour fluid down the funnel. This saved me a lot of time and a mess. Any attempts to repeat my modified procedure will be at your own risk.
So, you used the same fluid for the transmission and rear diff? Originally Posted by zokissima. Thanks for posting your experiences. I was really surprised to read that one had to drop the subframe to replace this fluid You picked up the fluid at an Audi dealership?
How much for 6qt needed for the transmission and rear diff? I'm at ALso, any chance you can confirm the part number and quantity you ordered from the site you posted? In particular the diff fluid Also, any chance you could update with your experiences after you go back to the genuine Audi fluids? I ordered one GS2 and five GA2. There was noticeable metallic flakes in the old fluid.
Eliminating those flakes and new fluid has made shifts smooth, almost butter smooth. I can't comment on the cold weather issues until later as it's still well above freezing here. I ended up going with MT Will be swapping it in a few weeks and providing my feedback. As for cold weather I wont' have to wait too much longer to find out.
I'm going to get this done along with my motor oil and filter soon, 2nd gear is a mother when its below 35 degrees out until i get some heat under the hood, thanks for sharing the DIY..
Looking at doing this soon. There was another thread here that stated the MT fluid posted in this thread is completely the wrong fluid to use for this transmission, and that they do offer another one which is for the car.
Originally Posted by carnzen1. Thanks all, I'll probably stick with OEM. Now to find a thread on front end lubrication. Probably need to go to the shop and get it up on the rack. Some little noises that are hard to identify from inside. I just did this on my car. My mechanic told me to do a full tranny service before I jump to the "Mechatronic" conclusion. I am out of warranty so it is all out of pocket. Anyway, I go to pick up my car and my mechanic tells me there was only 2L of oil that came out.
And he said he thinks that super odd, but he thinks this is the reason for the fault code. Anyways, that was about a week and half ago, I have not experienced the fault code since. So I am still crossing my fingers hoping that was the issues, however I am left scratching my head as to how the tranny lost its fluid? The thing takes almost 6L I believe. Any thoughts? I am about to get this done and got a quote from a shop.
They are saying that the front diff has separate fluid. I do not think that's the case as I have a manual trans and the fluid is shared with the gears. You may notice that your Audi is shifting slower or beginning to slip if your fluids are low. The culprit is usually a leak caused by a faulty seal in the transmission or drive shaft that is draining your fluid.
The best solution is to take your Audi to a repair shop and have them check for leaks or contamination and then drain and refill your transmission fluids as necessary. If your Audi is acting as though your fluid levels you checked those and ruled them out, most likely your Audi has solenoid damage.
This is easily-detected at a repair shop. If left untreated, solenoid damage will affect the fluid flow through your transmission and cause more serious and costly damage. Each of these minor problems can lead to common Audi transmission problems which is not only unsafe, but can become expensive to repair.
Solenoid Damage If your Audi is acting as though your fluid levels you checked those and ruled them out, most likely your Audi has solenoid damage.
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