Brake fluid and ATF changing ques 1995 A6Q Auto

[Kneale Brownson]

I was pointing out that that's the procedure on the V8, which was Audi's
first auto tranny quattro model.  I don't know what the procedure is on the
A6 auto trannies.  When you drop the pan and drain the tranny, you need to
refill with whatever the capacity of the tranny is.  That spec should be in
your A6 manual.  There was no dipstick provided with the V8 either.  There
was a dipstick tube, but no dipstick. So you could refill the tranny via
the dipstick tube.   If your A6 has no dipstick tube, then you need some
special device to refill the transmission, I believe.


At 08:43 PM 12/9/2005 -0500, Grant wrote:
>Thanks for the help.  But I'm a bit confused on the tranny part:
>1. My car is a 95 2.8l 12V V6, not a V8. Are you suggesting the 
>procedures are the same?
>2. If you drop the pan on my tranny, there is no way to know how full 
>it is - there is no dipstick on 1994 and later cars.  Scan tool is 
>required, but OBD2 began in 1996.
>
>Can you clarify?  Thnx.
>
>Grant
>
>On Dec 9, 2005, at 7:58 PM, Kneale Brownson wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Audi recommends pressurized bleeder use for its brake systems.  I use 
>> an
>> Eezibleeder:  http://www.rdent.com/pages/tools.html    There are 
>> several
>> descriptions in the archives of Audifans.com on home-made pressure 
>> bleeders
>> using those little garden sprayers you pump up.
>>
>> On the V8 auto tranny, one can flush out the system by opening the 
>> drain
>> plug, which gives you a gallon of the tranny contents, add a gallon of
>> fresh, drive some and three more times.  To do a one-time change, you 
>> have
>> to take off the pan.
>>
>>
>> At 07:30 PM 12/9/2005 -0500, Grant wrote:
>>> Yes, this is the car that munches on keys:-) Thanks for all your help
>>> on that one.
>>>
>>> I want to change the brake and ATF fluids.  Ran into two challenges:
>>>
>>> 1. This car is pre-OBD2. Any way to measure level without a pre-OBD2
>>> scan tool?
>>> 2. Is there anything special abotu changing brake fluid, or just start
>>> pumping it out the bleeder valves 'til its all changed.  The procedure
>>> looked complex.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Grant
>>>
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