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ATF pipes, ATF cooler and additional ATF filter on vehicles with 1.8 ltr. turbo engine > < Changing ATF or filling up after performing repairs
Servicing ATF pipes, ATF cooler and additional ATF filter
Servicing ATF pipes, ATF cooler and additional ATF filter
  Note
t  Rules for cleanliness when working on the automatic gearbox → Chapter.
t  General repair instructions → Chapter.
t  Before fitting a replacement gearbox, always blow through the ATF cooler and ATF pipes with compressed air (not more than 10 bar) → Chapter and renew the additional ATF filter. If the ATF which emerges during cleaning is very dirty, the pipes and ATF cooler must additionally be flushed out with clean ATF.
t  To install, first press ATF pipes onto gearbox or cooler by hand until they engage, then bolt on.
t  Check ATF level after renewing ATF pipes → Chapter „Checking and correcting ATF level“.
  Caution
t  All plugs inserted in ATF pipes and gearbox when dismantling must be removed.
t  If you forget to remove the plugs, the ATF cooling will be ineffective and the gearbox will be damaged.
   

ATF pipes, ATF cooler and additional ATF filter on vehicles with 1.8 ltr. turbo engine > < Changing ATF or filling up after performing repairs