[V8] Transmission won't go into 4th

[Ed Kellock]

I'd say no gotcha's.  The drain plug is readily accessible.  You can
watch/inspect the drained fluid to see what extras it may contain.  Refill
with 4 quarts and you're good to go.  I drain/refilled mine 2 or 3 times
with some cheapo fluid, then did 1 or 2 more times with Mobil 1.  I'll do
another Mobil 1 drain/refill this spring.

Ed


On 1/10/06, Michele_Deltergo at keybank.com <Michele_Deltergo at keybank.com>
wrote:
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> According to the 1990 owners Manual "owners do not have to check the fluid
> level of the transmission", ha, first thing I wanted to do, and
> can't.  Any
> gotchas to watch for as I drain and refill some very old fluid?  Best
> choice for fluid?
> thx
> Mike
>
> From: "R Broberg" <rbroberg at wi.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [V8] Transmission won't go into 4th
>
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> Don't be fooled by the dipstick if you have not really warmed up that
> tranny.  The reason Audi did not include one is due to confusion on the
> part
> of owners that checked oil when temp was inadequate.  Others use the drain
> and add 4 quarts method to get to the right level.  Improperly filled
> tranny
> can do strange things.
>
> Roland Broberg
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