Link20vt

Was it in need of a change? I read on the A8 forum to change the ATF ever 30-40k. Does it hold true for the >2001? I'm planning on doing it to mine soon...Is this a waste of time and Money?

Griff5

I just asked the dealer about that (since I have an appt. this coming Monday and would want it done if it was due), and they said that there isn't a set timeframe/mileage... that they usually recommend it around 100k miles. Seems like a long time to me... so I may have it done at some point in the not too distant future, just to be safe. (I have 55k miles on my '01 right now.)

Milpower

they (dealer) told me it was "lifetime fluid." No such thing IMO. BUT, then I figured out they were talking about automatics, like yours.

When the mechs were talking, it had to be done a certain way (certain temperature, pressure, etc.). The write up is somewhere here on the board.

Anyway, it can be done, but I don't think very easily unless you have the right tools. Lastly, I remember something about them only being able to remove "a third" of the fluid???? Not sure why that is, but then again, that applies to a lot of things I don't know.

Good luck.

Link20vt

I read the procedure in the Bently and it really is not different from any other auto. I was hoping somone had done theirs and fluid was clean at 4x,xxx miles or fluid was dirty and there was abunch of crud in the pan. I will do mine in a week or so regardless