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Transmission Oil Change Skoda Automatic V6 2.8


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Dear Friends,

I would like to have some advice on changing the transmission oil.

  1. My car has mileage of 1,15000kms, never changed the transmission oil before.
  2. whats is the period to change the transmission oil ?
  3. My Mechanic rectified slight transmission oil leakage at the bottom.
  4. Can it be solved using additives which can control seal leakage ?
  5. Any level indicator to check transmission oil  ? 

Thank you

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  • 2 weeks later...

No level indication exists.  Must use VW specific oil, not generic ATF.  Sealed for life design according to VW/Skoda/Audi, but recommended to change at 100-120 thousand km intervals or more regularly.

The drain is easy.  Filling is a specific procedure that requires the engine to be running, one man to sit in the car taking the box through the D, N, R, range to make sure all solenoids are getting purged of air and monitoring transmission oil temperature on VCDS/VAGCOM, while man number two is adding to the oil using a hand pump from underneath until it overflows, then stops, then tries a bit more etc, until the oil is at 35-40 deg C and the system is fully purged of air and the transmission oil is just about to overflow.  At this point, keep running the engine, put the filler plug back into the casing, then shut engine down.  Shutting down the engine before the plug is re-fitted will mean that some oil will be lost, and that will mean the level will be too low.

Further notes; the car has to be level.  The starting point of this work needs to be stone cold, otherwise you will run out of time, the system will not be properly purged and the target transmission temperature will be reached.  Also while at it is takes minimal additional effort and makes all the difference in the world, drop the sump and change the filter too.  It is less than 20 USD.  

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