Best Tranny Fluid??
02-19-2007, 06:13 PM
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Best Tranny Fluid??
So I have a 180FWD and I am developing a horrendous grind when going from 1st to 2nd gear.
I tried redline mt-90 which worked great for about 5 months, but now the grind is back.
Outside of doing a tranny rebuild, is there anything else I should try? Would anyone recommend changing back to Audi spec tranny fluid?
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I tried redline mt-90 which worked great for about 5 months, but now the grind is back.
Outside of doing a tranny rebuild, is there anything else I should try? Would anyone recommend changing back to Audi spec tranny fluid?
Thanks!
02-19-2007, 07:07 PM
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Amsoil.....do a search for it on here youll find the correct one
I also used redline and it made a marginal difference and I also have a 180 fwd the grind is not going to go away completly but the amsoil will help
02-20-2007, 01:05 AM
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yep! it's installed
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/34314/seatdelete.jpg"></center><p>next up: a custom harness bar...
I layered acoustic damping ("B-Quiet" Vcomp and Ultimate) under your seat delete panel, the trunk liner and the rear inner fenders... and the car got SO quiet... almost too quiet! I actually REMOVED some of it to get back a little exhaust anger!
thanks Bob!
I layered acoustic damping ("B-Quiet" Vcomp and Ultimate) under your seat delete panel, the trunk liner and the rear inner fenders... and the car got SO quiet... almost too quiet! I actually REMOVED some of it to get back a little exhaust anger!
thanks Bob!
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02-20-2007, 11:42 AM
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MT-90 works great, as does the Lubro Moly synthetic >>>
Recently switched the wife's GTI/6spd from MT-90 to LubroMoly and she likes it ... last change was at 40K miles and the car is currently at 105K.
02-20-2007, 04:41 PM
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this might help ->
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/34314/seat.jpg"></center><p>
with the seat and the trunk liner removed, damping material was applied to cover 100% of the exposed sheet metal, from the point where the carpet ends to the rear bulkhead, in full width.
In the second step (there was still too much tire noise) both interior side panels, over the rear wheels, were insulated.
on the floor:
under the seat delete:
2 layers of "Ultimate"
2 layers of "Vcomp"
under the trunk liner:
2 layers of Ultimate
1 layer of Vcomp
on the fender panels:
applied to the back of the panels, not the sheet metal:
1 layer of Ultimate
1 layer of Vcomp
Material applied to the floor had the greatest effect on exhaust sound, less on tire noise.
The fender panels target the tire noise.
Weight? net zero... damping products aren't light. So by estimate, the damping puts back what the seat takes out.
Two thoughts:
1. I did too much. It's still a little too quiet. But I'll leave this level in place for now, confident that something will come along soon to ADD a little "noise"!
2. the desireable part of the car's acoustics are very tunable with acoustic insulation!
On balance: it's all good...
for my taste, with seat delete alone the noise becomes excessive...
But:
Add some insulation (you're no heavier), you've still got the "sport" look, and you can tune the acoustics to your taste and preference in comfort vs performance!<ul><li><a href="http://www.b-quiet.com/index.html">B-Quiet</a></li></ul>
with the seat and the trunk liner removed, damping material was applied to cover 100% of the exposed sheet metal, from the point where the carpet ends to the rear bulkhead, in full width.
In the second step (there was still too much tire noise) both interior side panels, over the rear wheels, were insulated.
on the floor:
under the seat delete:
2 layers of "Ultimate"
2 layers of "Vcomp"
under the trunk liner:
2 layers of Ultimate
1 layer of Vcomp
on the fender panels:
applied to the back of the panels, not the sheet metal:
1 layer of Ultimate
1 layer of Vcomp
Material applied to the floor had the greatest effect on exhaust sound, less on tire noise.
The fender panels target the tire noise.
Weight? net zero... damping products aren't light. So by estimate, the damping puts back what the seat takes out.
Two thoughts:
1. I did too much. It's still a little too quiet. But I'll leave this level in place for now, confident that something will come along soon to ADD a little "noise"!
2. the desireable part of the car's acoustics are very tunable with acoustic insulation!
On balance: it's all good...
for my taste, with seat delete alone the noise becomes excessive...
But:
Add some insulation (you're no heavier), you've still got the "sport" look, and you can tune the acoustics to your taste and preference in comfort vs performance!<ul><li><a href="http://www.b-quiet.com/index.html">B-Quiet</a></li></ul>