Re: tranny/diff fill

[steveb@falcon.kla.com (Steven Buchholz)]

<excerpts from Dan Hussey's Redline post ...>

> I was barely able to see it.  It looks like you will have to remove this guard
> (flange) thing to get at the rear diff fill plug.  I then figured that the rear
> differential takes the 75W90 gear oil.  I believe this is MTL as well.  I think
> these are all synthetic, but the MT90 is specially formulated (a little better)
> and reccomended for the trannys of these cars.  Correct me if I am wrong.
> 
>         BTW, I have not filled my transmission/diffs yet!  I looked around, bou
> ght the 17mm allen wrench, had trouble getting the first fill plug out, and the
> rear one lloked even harder, so naturally I gave up.  It was also really cold,
> so maybee I will try again once it warms up.
> 
> 
>          Just a summary.  For a 5ktq, here's what you'll need to order:
> 
>              Front: (tranny and center diff)
>                 MT90 gear oil - 4 quarts (tranny w/ diff is 3.4 qts)
> 
>              Rear: (rear or final drive differential)
>                 75W90 MTL gear oil (GL4 rating) - 3 quarts
>                       (rear diff is 2.2 qts)
> 

Thanks for taking the time to put that post together Dan!  I only had one 
minor point, and that is that Audi specifies GL5 for the rear diff.  MTL 
is GL4 but Redline does make a 75W90 GL5 rated lube as well.  

Steve Buchholz
s_buchho@kla.com
San Jose, CA (USA)