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14th October 2013, 11:36 AM
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I'm going to buy the required parts myself too. I wonder if Audi fluid is just re-bottled lifeguard 5? I'm going to use either of them whatever happens.
When I spoke with Chester transmissions they said they use fluid that's imported from Canada (didn't specify the make). I think that's where they got their flushing pump from too. 
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14th October 2013, 12:40 PM
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Interesting. Let us know if you know exactly what they use.
I went there twice (from Reading!) and they know what they do. Apart from forgetting to tighten security wheel bolt, which I fixed myself later. They are not cheap, but I see value of servicing transmission there.
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14th October 2013, 07:41 PM
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Post a link, unless it's not "public".
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.). 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!  Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! 
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14th October 2013, 07:55 PM
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14th October 2013, 08:28 PM
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Yes, for the 5HP24. More specifically it very clearly says to use nothing else.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.). 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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15th October 2013, 07:02 PM
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I spoke with a technical guy at ZF today and he confirmed that Audi fluid is indeed ZF fluid. He also said that due to the design, it isn't possible to totally flush a transmission with a machine as there will always be fluid left in the Torque Converter.
He said the way they get as much fluid flushed as possible is by doing a "double flush" which is first carrying out a normal drain and fill with a new filter and associated bits, continue with the engine running for a couple of minutes to circulate the new fluid, then drain and fill again. The temperature should also be continually monitored through the process keeping it at 40. I'll be servicing mine asap.
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15th October 2013, 08:46 PM
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I forgot to mention that he said the 5HP boxes are generally very reliable. He also said a lot of premature failures are caused by MAF sensors giving readings that are slightly out of tolerance (wouldn't throw a fault code or CEL) and cause the transmission to shift at the wrong times. The only way of testing is by logging data and comparing to correct values.
I have read something about that before and that most people would change the MAF after fitting a new or rebuilt transmission. . . .
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