Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Topping up gear oil Special tools and workshop equipment required

t  Used oil collection and extraction unit -V.A.G 1782-

t  Charging device -VAS 6291- with adapter -VAS 6291/2- t  Hexagon key, 5 mm, commercially available

Procedure l  Vehicle must be absolutely horizontal (on a four-pillar lifting platform or over an inspection pit). l  Selector lever in position „P“, handbrake applied. l  Engine not running. l  Tightening torques → Chapter „Overview of tightening torques“ –  Remove noise insulation -1- → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.50.

–  Run hose of charging device -VAS 6291- behind right drive shaft and through right wheel housing to outside. –  Place used oil collection and extraction unit -V.A.G 1782- below bevel box.

–  Remove oil filler plug -arrow- in bevel box.

–  Screw in adapter -A- -VAS 6291/2- as far as stop.

–  Use hexagon key, 5 mm -arrow- (commercially available).

–  Connect elbow joint -B- onto adapter -A-, making sure it engages. l  The hose must not hang down.

–  Make sure that valve -arrow- is closed. –  Screw oil container -A- onto charging device -VAS 6291-. –  Open valve -arrow- and hold up oil container as shown in illustration. l  The bevel box will now be filled.   Note t  The bevel box is filled correctly when oil starts to emerge at adapter -A-.

t  If no oil comes out, continue filling. –  When oil comes out at adapter -A-, put down oil container so that excess oil can drain back into container.

–  As soon as oil stops flowing back into container, remove charging device -VAS 6291- by pressing catch in direction of -arrow-. –  Unscrew adapter -VAS 6291/2-. –  Screw in »old« oil filler plug and tighten lightly. –  Start engine, engage a gear and allow gearbox to turn for approx. 2 minutes. –  Switch off engine and remove oil filler plug. –  Check oil level and fill gear oil up to bottom lip of filler hole again if necessary. –  Tighten new oil filler plug.   Note Thoroughly clean off any oil that has spilt onto bevel box. –  Install noise insulation → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.50.