HELP: 95 A6 Audi Q A CHANGE Tranny Fluid ?

[Cat ^. .^ ~]

Kent McLean wrote:
>Cat ^. .^ ~ wrote:
>> Now, I need to change the tranny fluid in my 1995 A6 Quattro
>> Automatic.
>>
>> Can we do that at home.
>
>Maybe.  It depends on your better half. :)
>
>Most of my knowledge comes from the V8 list, where automatic
>transmissions, leaks, and "bad" seem to merge; the problem
>in the V8 is a worn seal which lets differential(?) fluid get
>into transmission fluid, which ends up ruining the tranny.
>Here are the schools of thought, which may or may not apply
>to your A6:
>
>1. Drop the transmission pan, which will cause lots of fluid
>to spill out. There will still be lots of fluid left in the
>torque converter. Replace the pan, re-fill with fluid.

How do I replace the fluid.

There is no dipstick and they told me they use
a special pressure tool which also monitors
temp of tranny fluid?


Does anyone have a Bentley on my car to check for
a tranny fill spot?

>Then
>run the car for a while (1 hour? 1 day? 1 week?) and repeat.
>Do this 3 or 4 times.  It won't get all the old fluid out,
>but it will put new fluid into the system.
>
>2. Drop the cooling lines and flush the system. Basically
>this means open up the lines, put the output into a bucket,
>put the input into clean fluid, and run the car. The theory
>is that instead of cycling through the cooler, old fluid
>is pumped out, while new fluid is sucked in. Continue until
>the fluid being pumped out is clean.
><http://www.audifans.com/pipermail/v8/2003-November/000166.html>
>
>3. Take it to a transmission shop, where they have the machine
>to flush it right.  I suspect it does Option 2, but better.
>
>Also, go to www.audifans.com and do a Google search of the
>site for: transmission flush flushing

Thanks Kent !
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Cheers,  Fay

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