[A4] A4 Tip Trans (Long)

[Sean Coriaty]

Shoulda thought more before I replied.  The fill-drive-fill-drive etc.
until will take no more while level method was described as "by the
book" by one local wrench (the 2nd in the orig post).  The Blauparts
flyer directed one to fill, shift through the gears (R-D-N-R-D or
something similar), fill, shift, etc.- not to drive it.  Using this
method at 80F ambient temp but without VAG-COM fluid temp info
resulted in too little fluid for this Tip to function properly.
Sean



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> IIRC, the "fill, drive, fill, drive, fill" is the non-VAG-COM way of
> filling.  You're supposed to monitor transmission temperature until it
> reaches a certain degree.  You can let it idle and then check (and add)
> or drive around.  *shrug*
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> Sean Coriaty wrote:
>> I've recently endured over a year of tiptronic trans issues in my 99
>> (B5) A4 1.8tqa.  Not exactly consistent with the current thread, but I
>> thought worth disseminating.
>> Started last winter- frost heave (Northern New England) put hole in
>> trans pan.  Car was driven 0.5 to 1 mile (fluid still leaking heavily
>> when car was stopped), then towed to local wrench.  Pan and fluid
>> replaced, got it back with minor issues- occasional slipping from
>> start, took 2-3 seconds to get in gear once gear selected, slight
>> slipping while accelerating around sharp turns.  Assumed trans was
>> damaged by driving it a short distance w/ fluid leaking.
>> Then it happened again- frost heave, hole in tranny pan (think it was
>> due to weak sidewalls on old Hakkepelita 1 snow tires w/ 32 psi paired
>> with massive frost heaves on these rural back roads).  This time,
>> stopped car immediately and towed to different wrench.  Got it back,
>> and the symptoms described above were more severe- especially slipping
>> while accelerating around turns.  Learned to drive it differently to
>> minimize slipping and assumed Trans was on way out.  Put 20k miles on
>> it in this condition (became unfun to drive it).  Then a brain bulb
>> lit up.
>> Researched how to repalce fluid.  Appears one must pump fluid in w/
>> car level (not easy in back yard) until it begins to leak out, plug
>> it, drive it a bit, pump more fluid in, plug it, drive it...etc. until
>> no more fluid will go in.  Bought the blau kit w/ pump, followed their
>> directions EXCEPT part about hooking up vag-com and monitoring fluid
>> temp (not recalling exact procedural details).
>> No change- same symptoms.  Then I decided that slipping while
>> accelerating around turns would seem to indicate low fluid and decided
>> to force-feed it.  Parked facing downhill over a drainage culvert and
>> pumped another 1.5 quarts in (already had about 2.5 quarts in via Blau
>> method).  Trans has worked like new since (a miracle, given what it's
>> been through).
>> Note that I believe I force-fed it too much.  Should have tried half
>> quart, then another half if no change, etc. instead of pumping another
>> 1.5 quarts.  Why do I believe it has too much?  Because it accelerates
>> more slowly from a stop so I think it possible that excess fluid is
>> causing excessive friction in the trans.
>> Audi now has 270k w/ original trans working fine (at least, no
>> slipping and normal gear changes in auto or manual mode).
>> Sean
>> Freedom, NH
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