RE: tranny fluid change on the V8 4.2

["Dupree, Jim" <dupree@alldata.com>]

The VAG 1551 or 1552 is used to measure the fluid temperature. The fluid
level is temperature dependent and can only be checked between 35 and 45
degrees Celsius. On vehicles without a dipstick tube there is a plug in the
transmission pan the is removed and the level is correct if fluid slowly
leaks out. The dipstick tube was discontinued approx. 5/94 production. For
A6 models produced after 7/95 DO NOT use Dexron ATF they ONLY use VW/Audi
fluid G 052 162. I do not know the change over dates for other models. The
VW/Audi fluid G 052 162 is compatible in the earlier vehicles.
Jim Dupree

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Andrew Duane USG [mailto:duane@hunch.zk3.dec.com]
		Sent:	Wednesday, May 12, 1999 5:24 AM
		To:	creativeshowcase@nac.net
		Cc:	quattro@audifans.com
		Subject:	Re: tranny fluid change on the V8 4.2

		Hairy green toads from Mars made Eric Friedman/Creative
Showcase, LLC. say:

		> Was going over my stuff for the tranny fluid change.  I
was going to have my
		> friends Bosch service facitily do the change this week
rather than wait for
		> the dealer into next month.  Wanted to double-check with
everyone on the
		> exact amount of ATF fluid needed and whether the only way
to read the fluid
		> level is with the dip stick or additionally in some other
way.  Also, you
		> guys have mentioned the temperature of the fluid issue
relative to the VAG
		> 1551.  Coudl someone fill me in on the whole scenario.
Thanks

		Can't speak for the V8, but the newer A6's use the VAG 1551
		to check the fluid level and temperature. Starting in '95,
they
		don't even HAVE dipsticks any more :-(

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