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Flushing And Changing Your Vw Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) IS Important!
Some Vw authorities suggest that you don't need to change your Vw's automatic transmission fluid. We simply feel this is illogical. A Vw automatic transmission has hundreds of moving components inside of it, such as needle bearings, pressure pumps, clutch packs, servo pistons and seals. These internal components mesh with one another, begin to wear, and create finite metallic particles which contaminate the Vw automatic transmission fluid. Over time, the Vw automatic transmission fluid (ATF) and paper filament transmission filter become contaminated with these particles. New transmission fluid is nearly clear in color. If you've ever seen the dark color of old transmission fluid (approximately 30,000 miles), you'll agree that it seems very logical that changing the Vw automatic transmission fluid and filter are needed.
This picture illustrates the cleaning of an Audi tiptronic automatic transmission fluid drain pan with approximately 80,000 miles on it. Note the dirty metallic sediment that is being removed from the drain pan. This customer was complaining of shifting problems when the transmission was cold. After changing the Audi automatic transmission fluid with our fluid and filter kit the customer reported that his transmission shifting problems were gone. If you have an Vw tiptronic transmission shifting problem, we recommend changing your automatic transmission fluid and filter as a first step in trying to solve the problem.
Automatic transmission fluid levels should be checked at regular intervals. The intervals depend on your Vw's operating conditions. The Vw automatic transmission fluid and filter should be serviced every 30,000 miles when driving in heavy city, hot weather, trailer pulling, and other severe driving conditions. The 60,000 miles change interval applies to those who mainly put on highway miles. Vw automatic transmission fluid and filter service is great preventive maintenance and is much more logical and inexpensive than replacing a $8,000 Vw transmission. |
Changing Vw Automatic Transmission Fluid Used To Be Difficult.
Most 1995-on Vw models don't have a transmission fluid dipstick for checking the Vw transmission fluid level. To fill and check the level of the Vw automatic transmission fluid you have to remove a plug on the side or bottom (location depends on model) of the transmission drain pan. The factory manual refers the expensive VAG 1924 special tool for pumping the Vw automatic transmission fluid into the oil pan. Blaufergnugen has now made changing your automatic transmission fluid easier and less expensive by substituting this Vw special tool VAG 1924 with a more cost effective hand pump that is included in our Vw transmission filter kits for FREE! Remember, you should always change the Vw transmission filter during this fluid change. Why contaminate clean fluid with the sediment that's stored in the old automatic transmission filter?
We sell a complete automatic transmission fluid service kit that includes (depending on application):
- Vw automatic transmission filter
- Filter to valve body gasket
- Oil pan gasket
- Oil pan drain plug gasket
- Additional oil drain pan mounting hardware
- Appropriate liters of automatic transmission fluid
- High output pump dispenser (used in place of Vw tool VAG 1924)
- Detailed
 installation instructions (depending on application).
 Our automatic transmission fluid service kits are available for select Vw modes at a great price! Save up to 80% off dealer prices on Vw automatic transmission filters! We can even drop ship our Vw automatic transmission fluid and filter kits directly to your Vw mechanic, which makes changing Vw automatic transmission fluid even easier.
The NEW Vw DSG transmissions require a special tool (VAS 6262) for automatic transmission fluid transfer. We now rent this tool! |
