Multitronic Advice please
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Multitronic Advice please
Audi Dealer Doncaster, Yes we can change the oil it should be done every 40000, £155.
VAG Independant 1, we can change oil, be £120
VAG Independant 2 - My computer says doesnt need doing at all, its a sealed unit.
VAG Independant 3 - Shouldnt just change oil, needs sump removing and a filter changing otherwise all the crap the filter has collected will still remain and eventually damage gearbox. When questioning why Audi themselves didnt say this, was told Audi dont know how to do it and he does and if i want it reliable and doing right then this work needs doing rather than just the oil change. £300
Stattler Sheffield, Independant Porsche VAG Super Specialists - said pretty much same as Independant 3, and likened it to changing the engine oil without changing the oil filter if not done. Waiting on a ringback for price.
Independant VAG 5 - sounded confused took reg and said he would have tocheck as never done one and would get back to me with a price.
Auto Transmission Specialist Barnsley - a bloke drove the car and told me that it seems to drive fine without any problems he could see. He seemed suprised to say this with the mileage of 99k and me telling him the oil probably hasnt been changed.
Strangely enough his response was mixed and has left me none the wiser.
He basically said the oil in the gearbox would be thick now if it is old. Take that out and put thin oil in and the worn seals in the gearbox could start to leak the thinner oil though and create problems, and that it drives ok so he wouldnt try and fix what wasnt broken. My response was 'so you reccomend i DONT change the oil' to which he then paused and said he wasnt telling me not to change the oil but to drive it for a bit and see how it goes then if i want it changing in a month or so then go back.
Very strange but def confused as to what to do now??
Just dont want the box to die on me and cost me a couple of thousand to fix it
VAG Independant 1, we can change oil, be £120
VAG Independant 2 - My computer says doesnt need doing at all, its a sealed unit.
VAG Independant 3 - Shouldnt just change oil, needs sump removing and a filter changing otherwise all the crap the filter has collected will still remain and eventually damage gearbox. When questioning why Audi themselves didnt say this, was told Audi dont know how to do it and he does and if i want it reliable and doing right then this work needs doing rather than just the oil change. £300
Stattler Sheffield, Independant Porsche VAG Super Specialists - said pretty much same as Independant 3, and likened it to changing the engine oil without changing the oil filter if not done. Waiting on a ringback for price.
Independant VAG 5 - sounded confused took reg and said he would have tocheck as never done one and would get back to me with a price.
Auto Transmission Specialist Barnsley - a bloke drove the car and told me that it seems to drive fine without any problems he could see. He seemed suprised to say this with the mileage of 99k and me telling him the oil probably hasnt been changed.
Strangely enough his response was mixed and has left me none the wiser.
He basically said the oil in the gearbox would be thick now if it is old. Take that out and put thin oil in and the worn seals in the gearbox could start to leak the thinner oil though and create problems, and that it drives ok so he wouldnt try and fix what wasnt broken. My response was 'so you reccomend i DONT change the oil' to which he then paused and said he wasnt telling me not to change the oil but to drive it for a bit and see how it goes then if i want it changing in a month or so then go back.
Very strange but def confused as to what to do now??
Just dont want the box to die on me and cost me a couple of thousand to fix it
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