https://forums.audiworld.com/tt/msgs/1838050.phtml


Thanks for the responses. I tried a few of them. Here's the update:

With the radio off and windows down, I listened close to the tranny while it was reving, downshifting and upshifting. I have to say, after that short ordeal explained in my previous thread, It does NOT sound as good as it should. I went to the FAQ's thread and came across:

http://public.fotki.com/mcphill/audi_stuff/maintenance_items/transmission_oil/

I figured it could just be that Im incredibly low in fluid which would REALLY suck or it just could be in a dyer need of change? Is this guide applicable for the 3.2l engine's tranny? Otherwise, Im literally going to have to ride it out because I really dont know a good, honest mechanic by me who could diagnose and fix the issue.

 

You suspect something is wrong with the tranny and you're going to "ride it out"?

 

I can't make it to the dealer yet...possibly tomorrow, due to work and school. I figure Ill drain and fill the fluid if indeed that is the issue. If not, then without a doubt Ill have to bring it in. What sucks is the fact that I just got out of warranty.

 

Your referenced page is for a manual transmission, you have a DSG.

OK, so reading your other post...

You could have low fluid, easy enough to check. There is no distick but there is a snorkle in the drain plug that sets the fluid level. You need to have the car level, the DSG has to be between 35 and 45 celcius, engine running, cycle through the gears P,R,N,D,S (two seconds each) and back, and you just remove the drain plug. If some fluid begins to drain out but not a gush, you're level is OK. If none comes out, your fluid is low.

Best to change the fluid and filter then if that's the case. Audi says something to the effect that "there is no way fluid should be missing, if it is you have a leak and must identify and repair it". DSG fluid change is complicated and requires patience and some special tools or home made jigs. Even the drain plug is a triple square drive, so you have to find that tool to even check.

So, you have 90K miles. The service interval on changing the DSG fluid is 40K miles. Many (myself included on my GTI) do this service at 20K miles. Do you know if the fluid/filter was ever changed? Filter and oil total to around $130, many of the advertisers on AW stock these items.

The DSG transmission has a wealth of diagnostic information available through the OBD II port. You really do need a Vag-Com and someone should have told you this is a requirement for owning a TT :-).

 

*applause*


Thank you alot. Ill check it tomorrow. Is the write up I found correct for what I need to do? Or is it something else?

 

See the link below. This one is pretty much the pages out of the service manual. Same as the Audi. Only the real early DSG tranny's had the inspection port. Yours has the snorkle. You can probably find an Audi specific page by looking for dsg fluid change in your favorite search engine.<ul><li><a href="http://www.mkv-gti.net/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_change_DSG_transmission_oil ">DSG oil change for the GTI</a></li></ul>