Re: Manual/Diff Oil

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Gharibo <cgharibo@usa.net>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>; audi-20v@emailsol.com
<audi-20v@emailsol.com>
Date: Monday, November 23, 1998 10:22 PM
Subject: Manual/Diff Oil


Chris Gharibo wrote:
>I have a '91 Audi CQ. As you recall I had changed my manual transmission
and
>differential oil to Red Line and then experienced notchy shifting.
>
>Well, I took the matter into my own hands got under the car and checked the
>tranny fluid level.  It turned out that the fluid level was low by about
half
>a quart.
>
>I topped it off with a suction gun, and the difference is tremendous. Now,
>it's smooth as silk.  Better than ever.
>
>The tranny oil was originally changed at an Audi dealer, BTW. I just cant
>trust mechanics anymore.
>


Chris;

    I assume from your post that you found the tranny oil was below the
level of the filler hole and you filled it up to be at the fill hole level.
The specified oil level for the 016 manual transmission in the Type 44 cars
is 7 mm below the level of the fill hole. The spec may be similar for your
car, so the mechanic may not be at fault.
    It is noted in the Bentley that it is acceptable to fill the tranny to
the level of the fill hole.

Fred Munro
'91 200q  262k km