Slickness is gone once the transmission fluid was replaced

Then deal with it!

Then deal with it
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Given that all of your posts to date have been totally devoid
of either interest or value, and with no reasonable expectation
for any deviation from that track record in the future, do kindly
take the hint and spare one and all from your continual boorish
behavior and permanently depart these premises until such
an unlikely time that you actually have something to contribute.

Well, trash films have their audience or they won't exist.
Some people just GOT to have their incompetence
on display thinly veiled as arrogance
(it;s widespread malaise where I live, but
apparently it found its way into the new world also:
the guy is the regular poster to a nascar NG if that tells you
anything :-))))))

hopefully the wrong fluid isn't going to mess something up down the
road.

Of what?  What kind of car?


What did the dealer recommend?  What does the manual recommend?


Is this an Audi A4?  What year?  Some of those want GL5 oil, some of
them want different oil for the gearbox and the differential.


It's a 20 minute job, you can do it yourself in the driveway.  Don't
waste $135 on having some joker do it.  I'd tend to recommend Red Line
or Motul but you'll get as many different oil recommendations as mechanics
I think.
--scott
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On Aug 13, 6:55=A0pm, klu...@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

A4 B6 (made in late sept 2002)


75w80 or 75w90?

I was pondering the idea of lighter weight oil to alleviate that
shifting woe.

On 08/14/2012 12:18 AM, AD wrote:

einstein's definition of insanity - keep doing the same thing but
expecting a different result.

just buy the right oil dude.  only don't get ripped off - buy online and
pay half what you were quoted.  or less.


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fact check required

I am not disputing the need to change the brand
and possibly sucking up to buying oem at the hefty premium
while going lighter weight.


thanks, though savings going online in my neck of wood ain't what they
are in the states

I was just wondering, are you sure the trany uses that heavy of oil? most
modern manuals now use auto trany oil. if so that heavy of oil will deff
change the shift feel.  KB  (no I didn`t bother looking it up to see
myself)

According to Mitchell......

*Manual Transmission Fluid*

AWD, 5 Spd Trans Rear Final Drive, 01R API - GL- 5, SAE 75W-90  2.01 QTS.

AWD, 5 Spd Trans, Trans Mfr CD 01A SAE 75W-90, Sythetic Oil  2.91 QTS.
     Part No. G 052 911 A1.

AWD, 6 Spd Trans, Trans Mfr CD 01E SAE 75W-90, Sythetic Oil  2.6 QTS.
     Part No. G 052 911 A1.

FWD, Trans Mfr CD 01W SAE 75W-90, Sythetic Oil  2.38 QTS.
     Part No. G 005 000.

why go to a lighter weight?? just put in what it's supposed to have
and call it a day. You can always check with the dealership about
using a lighter weight.  They have recommended weight oils for a
reason.

20 years ago, I had a VAG car that 'crunched' into second.

The solution was to blend half the volume with the recommended grade,
and half with a heavier grade, both to GL5 spec.

YMMV

David

On 08/17/2012 05:40 AM, David wrote:

GL-5 in a VW transaxle is a no-no from what I understand, most of the EP
additives contain sulfur, this is why many people recommend going with a
synthetic GL-4.  I know Redline is advertised as sulfur-free and yellow
metal synchronizer safe, that is why I tried it instead of the Swepco; I
haven't had a reason to switch since.

NB: this is based on my knowledge of VW 020/02A transaxles and may not
be applicable to the OP's Audi.  FWIW Redline recommends MT-90 for OP's
app but I would get an opinion from someone who has actually used it in
that specific transaxle (search Audi-specific forums) before switching.

nate

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I can't say anything specific but it sounds like "the wrong oil". What
does the owners manual recommend?

On 8/13/2012 3:16 PM, Ashton Crusher wrote:

I'm really going out on a limb here I know, but my guess is

"OEM VW transaxle oil".

After having owned an Audi and learning all about their special oils and
fluids, I wouldn't second guess the owner's manual recommendations. Just
chalk it up to experience and fill it with /exactly/ what the manual
recommends.

Or, he could get on a VW-specific forum and ask the folks in the know
what aftermarket stuff works just like the recommended OEM lubricant.

If it were me, I'd call Redline and ask what they recommend, although I
am kind of biased.
--scott
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On 08/13/2012 05:01 AM, AD wrote:

What vehicle is this?  A4 chassis VW or Audi A4?

In any case I can't speak directly to an 02A VW transaxle or whatever
the Audi uses, but I have had excellent luck with Redline MT-90 in 020
transaxles (and old Borg-Warner T10s as well, although that means
absolutely nothing relative to your query.  The last one I used Heavy
Shockproof at the recommend of a drag racing friend, and it is a little
stiffer shifting but still eminently acceptable.)  I've also heard that
Swepco works well but didn't have a local source for it when I had VWs
although now that I don't, I do :)

Currently running Redline Heavy Shockproof in the Jeep's axles, although
that doesn't really mean anything, but their D4 ATF seems to be working
great in the Jeep's Aisin-Warner AW4 transmission.

yeah, I pretty much have a very positive opinion of Redline products and
shift quality/feel...

nate

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