Is a transmission fluid change necessary?

fas3robinj

Conor dude - your out of order!!!! There's no need to be rude. We're all here to learn from each other.

goldspanners

fas3robinj wrote: »

Conor dude - your out of order!!!! There's no need to be rude. We're all here to learn from each other.

thats where your wrong,conor knows everything!

jeannieblue

goldspanners wrote: »

thats where your wrong,conor knows everything!

Bless him....

Bet he doesn't come back to this thread - that has been pointed out to me several times now, especially if he is found to be wrong about something!:D

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

jeannieblue wrote: »

You don't need to spend tons out on a specialist - a good garage will ensure the correct oil is put in. And 2 hours is far far too long to do this job. 1 hour tops.

The key there is 'a good garage'. Not all garages are good. Not all cars use Dexron fluids.

For the sake of £50 or so its worth taking it to a specialist who will ensure that the correct fluids are used.

And 2 hours is certainly not too long, it depends what gearbox there is (manual, auto, CVT, etc) and how the cooling system works. 1 hour may be fine with this car but I don't know so I'm making a conservative estimate.

jeannieblue

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

The key there is 'a good garage'. Not all garages are good. Not all cars use Dexron fluids.

For the sake of £50 or so its worth taking it to a specialist who will ensure that the correct fluids are used.

And 2 hours is certainly not too long, it depends what gearbox there is (manual, auto, CVT, etc) and how the cooling system works. 1 hour may be fine with this car but I don't know so I'm making a conservative estimate.

I guess if you're worried about the trans oil, you could always buy it from stealership and get garage to change it for you.

We never have a problem if customers want to supply own parts etc. Its their choice. Or get garage to get it in. We stock most - but the long life oils used by BMW and the like, we order in from the stealerships. Its not a problem.

tomstickland

More like what's yours? Don't you have a spine or something? Do words hurt you, you poor spineless politically correct sap?

Liking good manners is not political correctness.

jeannieblue

tomstickland wrote: »

Liking good manners is not political correctness.

He'll not be back................ :rotfl:

Someone posed a lorry driving question - he's on that one!

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jeannieblue wrote: »

I guess if you're worried about the trans oil, you could always buy it from stealership and get garage to change it for you.

We never have a problem if customers want to supply own parts etc. Its their choice. Or get garage to get it in. We stock most - but the long life oils used by BMW and the like, we order in from the stealerships. Its not a problem.

Not for yourself but you obviously run a ship-shape company. Not all garages are as conscientious.

johnnybegoode

Quattro transmission fluid is not the gearbox oil, it's the fluid in the Haldex multi-plate clutch system in the rear axle that controls the 4WD system. The S3 has a manual gearbox only (it's not available as an auto) and therefore does not have a routine gearbox oil change.

If you don't have it done, it won't directly affect the gearbox at all, but may affect the Haldex unit - and they're also not cheap to replace if they go wrong - think over £1000 for the part alone.

It's a routine job that an Audi main dealer will do for about £120-150 and takes about an hour. You might also need a filter change, which adds another £30-odd, depending on the mileage and the specific type of Haldex unit. All this info is in the service book.

Best of luck