[s-cars] Off topic - Auto trans for 95 A6

[Bill Mahoney]

Elvis
If your A6 is > / = 75000 miles, it could not hurt to have the tranny fluid
changed.  Might cost $75 in gaskets filter and fluid I think.  Or a stealer
might charge a coupla hundred.
Cheer's 
Bill M

-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Martin [mailto:mardkins at msn.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:48 PM
To: Bill Mahoney; epalombizio at yahoo.com
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Off topic - Auto trans for 95 A6

I unfortunately can attest to the A6 autos being particularly weak.  My 
wifes A6 tranny died at ~100k miles. When we delivered the car to the 
transmission shop a identical (same miles, color, and even year) was being 
towed in with exactly the same problem.  I think one should budget for a new

auto every 100k or so.

Pat Martin
86 4kcsq turbo, 3" "cat" back, H&R-Bilstein, MC and loving it.  Drilled and
stopping it. Koenig Cobra 16x7 with AVS ES 100's  turning it,  K&N and
uh....
98 A6q Avant.
95 S6 Avant, IA Stage III, 18x8 RS knockoffs. Daily driver.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Mahoney" <wmahoney at disk.com>
To: <epalombizio at yahoo.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 12:42 PM
Subject: [s-cars] Off topic - Auto trans for 95 A6


Elvis,

All I can relate is that there are issues with some Audi automatic
transmissions.  It is the major failing of the early A8's and another fellow
here at work with maybe a 99 A4 had his transmission fail altogether.

>From what I know all you can do to "perhaps" cure your ills is to change 
>the
tranny fluid AND the filter inside.  Here's the procedure for an a8 which I
would guess it similar to the A6.
http://www.audipages.com/Tech_Articles/auto_transmission/autotranservicing.h
tml

Unfortunately, failing this to effect a cure, the transmission may be toast
or close to toast.

Good luck.

HTH

Bill m

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