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Old 21st June 2018, 10:19 PM
JulianHicks JulianHicks is offline
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Originally Posted by irelandbuyer View Post

i've been reading posts on here and other forums. I'm a bit confused as i'm seeing some conflicting advice as to whether a gear oil change is a good idea..
If you look in the Service book, you'll see the gearbox oil change is NOT a service item; the 6 speed Tip box is 'sealed for life' in Audi's [late 2004] view.

There's lots of conflicting views, even between Audi and ZF but all I can tell you is my experience, which is of a Nov 2004 build D3 3.0TDI with 238,000 miles on the clock which I've had for 10 years and the gearbox oil has never been touched.

Julian
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Last edited by JulianHicks; 9th November 2018 at 09:46 AM. Reason: Corrected build date from 2014 to 2004!!
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