[V8] trans fluid level check

[Dag Bøsterud]

The VAG Audi V8 repair manual says the following about checking the fluid 
level on your
automatic transmission:

A) drive the car for at least 10 km (about 6,5 miles). This is to ensure 
that the ATF is hot.
B) park the car on a level surface
C) put the gear selector in P (Park)
D) check the fluid level

The repair manual does NOT say anything about shifting through the gears, 
driving in a special way to
heat the oil etc etc.
Do NOT put the car in N (Neutral) when checking the fluid level. This will 
in many cases give
a false (low) reading.

/Dag

92 V8 4.2
200 000 miles



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bastian Homburg" <b.homburg at web.de>
To: "V8 Audi Fans" <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 12:43 AM
Subject: Re: [V8] trans fluid level check


> The difference between "min" and "max" on the trans. dipstick is 0.6
> liters - that's 20 ounces or a little more than half a quart for your
> Americans. So, when you're exactly in the middle between the two
> markings, you're a quarter quart low :)
>
> regards,
> Bastian
>
> Ed Kellock wrote:
>> If anyone knows off the top, many thanks, otherwise I'll google it...
>>
>> On a 1990 V8Q automatic with the tranny dipstick, what are the
>> indications on the dipstick?
>>
>> The end of the dipstick has the small plastic bit with two nodes, one
>> on each end of the plastic part and I think a line near each one.
>>
>> My level is exactly in the middle of the two.
>>
>> Does that indicate one half quart low?
>> If not, what then?
>>
>> I drove for a good 20 minutes on both highway and around town stop and
>> go with a couple of full throttle blasts, the last being about a 1/4
>> mile of 4-5% grade, using Manual mode to hold it in 3rd.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Ed
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