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Old 14th March 2020, 02:46 PM
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My A8 autobox has started grumbling a little whilst in drive. It doesnt do it in neutral or in park. The box performs well so really it's more of a minor annoyance. Any ideas what it could be?
It's probably lack of oil and filter changes. I would drive it till the end and rebuild.
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Old 16th March 2020, 08:46 PM
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'tis only a 2.8 fwd though. And I have an invoice for oil change back in 2015. I might have it done again..
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Old 17th March 2020, 07:47 PM
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'tis only a 2.8 fwd though. And I have an invoice for oil change back in 2015. I might have it done again..
Whats the millage on it?
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Old 20th March 2020, 09:22 AM
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Whats the millage on it?
Circa 103k
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Old 20th March 2020, 12:34 PM
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Circa 103k
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Old 20th March 2020, 08:37 PM
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103k is very very soon for it to fail my 2.8 has 143k and its on its original gearbox, clutch and never had its oil chanaged afaik until i owned it.
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Old 20th March 2020, 10:26 PM
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103k is very very soon for it to fail my 2.8 has 143k and its on its original gearbox, clutch and never had its oil changed afaik until i owned it.
I think 100-150k is the sweet spot for catastrophic failure! However, there are those who are getting 200k from a gearbox. The one on my S8 went at 112k (and then again at 118k less than 3 years later and 3 months after I got it, do NOT go to Driver Transmissions in Birmingham)

I believe Audi were replacing them under warranty as early as 40k
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