Gearbox Service

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Originally Posted by ScottB5

I spoke to Audi UK yesterday and they confirmed that my box is tiptronic and sealed for life. "Audi does not suggest any form of servicing or maintenance for your box" was his words.

As already said, their definition of lifetime is 7 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first.

Cars are only designed to last this long, regardless of what we think, therefore any servicing schedules will only be worked out for this long.

A gearbox should last 7 years/100k without a service, therefore it is deemed to be "sealed for life"

None of that makes the statement right.

I do know that Mercedes have recently reversed this advice and are now doing gearbox fluid services as part of routine maintenance.

My BMW DCT box is also "sealed for life"