Folks...just changed my trans oil on my 2004 2.0 A6 Avant Quattro. I followed the instructions from Blauparts i.e. after filling oil and it comes out of fill hole start engine and put tranny in each gear for 10 seconds and then top up.

The problem is I swear I emptied about 5 qts of old oil and only can get about 3.5 qts back in as it keeps coming donw the fill pipe...i.e. it is full up.

Car was 100% level. Is 3.5 qts about right to fill up new ?

Many thanks for your help....JB

 

idk about the 2.0 engine/transmissions in an a6 or i could look it up for you in my bentley manual.. u aren't located in the US are you? but 3.5 quarts sounds about right

 

Hi...sorry...but I have the 3.0 V6 not 2.0 ...my bad...yes I am in the sttes in Chicago...whatever you can find would be very helpful as the car dsn't seem to shift as smoothly as before.

Many thanks...JB

 

Folks...I figured it out. I did not have the engine running when I was topping off. Started the engine at Idle and it took another 2 qts...the shifting is really smooth now and its amazing the difference. I had 53,000 miles on it...change your tranny oil its great ! JB

 

FYI those transmissions take more than 5L to fill.

Blau sends 5L, don't know why. Make sure you get it right so you don't have problems down the road. If you don't use the Vag-com method you at least want to replace what you drained. Be careful.

Mine took 6.2L