I am thinking to change transmission fluid. The car is 2004 A4 3.0q running at 71000 miles now. Here are my questions:

1. ECS Tuning sells transmission fluid complete kit, is it good?

2. Do I need triple square (12 points) to remove drain plug? I heard 3.0 engine only need 17mm allen?

3. How many liter of ATF do I need?

4. Any special steps I need to pay attention?

Thanks for your help.

 

BUMP!!!!

I need to do a change as well. any ideas?

 

look under your trans pan and see what socket it will take... mine was an allen key. but if its the 12 point, pepboys sells a set for $10 or so

 

I bought a kit from blauparts.com and Im going to try. I do not haw a bg com to meaure tranny temp so that's what I'm worried about. I know the procedure to fill but how long does it usually take from a cold engine/tranny to reach 40 degrees Celsius? I'm goin to fill it up as much as I can before starting, then start it and pump ATF consistently while someone goes through the gears twice. I'm just not sure when to stop ( tyranny fluid reaches 40 degrees) any ideas? Thanks

 

That's just over 100*F... Just warm engine to operating temp by driving around a little. This will warm the fluid up. Granted the trans will warm faster than the engine will if your driving it around

 

You can get a cheap digi thermometer from harbor freight and use it to monitor temps. I've seen posts claiming that this worked just fine.
You can always pickup a $25 knockoff Vag.com off the net (search VCDS or 11.11.10 or 11.11.11 or Hex Can) that will read those banks/info.

 

Noaudiguy. Your smart. I bought a 15$ cable, downloaded te free software and everything worked amazing. No more kicking drives smooth.

 

what cable did you buy and where did you find the software?