Audi A8 auto trans fluid question, again..

[Vincent Gelinas]

Unless you're planning on doing one of Tozo's manual swaps in the not 
<i>too</i> distant future, I would stick with the Audi fluid.  Even 
factory-trained ZF tranny rebuilders say to only use that.  They're 
incredibly finicky transmissions and expensive as hell to replace.  It 
cost me almost $200 for Chris' crew at Force5 to to a trans service 
(fluid, filter, flush), and my trans was like new.  Definitely worth it 
vs. spending 20-30x that for a new trans and install.

The Audi fluid is more expensive, but can be found on GAP 
(www.germanautoparts.com) and IIRC either ECS or GAP has a full kit 
including the filter.  It's just a pain in the butt to do.

OTOH, if this is just a beater car and you have no intention of keeping 
it very long, you can always use M1 or Amsoil.

On 3/20/2012 19:44, Nicholas Miller wrote:
> Haven't had any free time for a while to check on the audi, but I only
> managed to change the problem so far.
>
> I'm working on doing the fluid again and was wondering which fluids people
> were using again?
>
> I can not for the life of me find a local mobil 1 atf source, but I did
> find a place carrying amsoil.  Would this possibly work?  As well, any
> fluids in this document possibilities at all?
>
> http://www.taligentx.com/passat/maintenance/atfchange/
>
> Thanks much.  This car will run in the next month damnit or ill just blah.
>
> ~Nick
> _______________________________________________
> quattro mailing list
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/quattro
> http://www.audifans.com/kb/List_information