Re: Audi Manual Transmission

[dhowitt@iddis.com]

"Christopher G. Gharibo, M.D." <gharic01@mchip00.med.nyu.edu> said:
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 I have a '91 Audi Coupe with 30,000 miles.  How often does the manual 
transmission fluid need to be changed on this type of car?
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The official Audi position (at least per my '89 100Q owners manual) is that 
the manual trans oil (synthetic, hypoid) NEVER needs to be changed.  Really! 
In any case I just changed mine for the first time at 145,000 miles.  Maybe 
they're right because I don't notice any difference -- I thought it would help 
my sticky shifting from stop but that's probably bad syncros.  Paid the dealer 
$25/quart for 3 quarts of the stuff.  

Doran Howitt  '89 100Q
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