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3rd December 2017, 12:33 PM
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I am in the same Boat as I just wanted opinion as some of us would swear by Dealer snake oil.
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#2
3rd December 2017, 05:35 PM
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I’ve spoken at length to the head technician at Mackies (the Glasgow ZF gearbox specialists) on the 3 occasions that I’ve had the fluid in my box changed (and flushed with warm oil through the specialist ‘pumpy-squirty’ machine). To summarise, he regards the gearbox as a unit of metal parts filled with oil which is circulated through a filter to remove particles caused by wear - not too dissimilar to an engine - so why would you not change the oil? My car has now done just under 179K miles and (touch wood) the box (which has had at least 4 fluid changes to my knowledge) is still going fine. Mackies charge a little over £100 (IIRC) for a ‘gearbox service’ and a replacement gearbox is around £3K. If it’s done properly, changing the fluid can’t do any harm, so why wouldn’t you if there’s a probability of it extending the life of your gearbox?
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!).
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#3
3rd December 2017, 05:52 PM
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I can’t agree more! I was just trying to get feeler on the non Zf approved oil.
ZF had the monopoly on the oil.
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3rd December 2017, 06:04 PM
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I’d give Mackies or Chester Transmissions a call and ask what they use. The former have been very helpful in my experience.
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!).
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#5
3rd December 2017, 06:31 PM
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Can anyone who used these companies comment?
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A8L 3.0 TDI sport executive 2014. Audi A2 1.4 petrol 2002 SOLD. Audi A8L 4.2TDI Silver 2006 Seat Ibiza 1.4tdi Eco 2008 Silver (£0 Tax)sold NO VCDS rely on Neeldub
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#6
3rd December 2017, 07:09 PM
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Like The Laird, I got my D2's 5HP24A serviced at Mackies and its around £154 well spent. I didnt ask what oil they used but they are an authorised ZF "partner".
I attach a ZF document (Edition July 2017) which lists all the approved lubricants as well as re-iterating the maintenance recommendations for auto boxes which suggest that in the case of "above average operating conditions such as: - frequent freeway driving in the upper speed range - offensive, sporty driving style - frequent trailer operation it is recommended to refresh (change) the oil of the automatic transmission every 100,000 km or no later than after 8 years." Not sure what they mean by "offensive, sporty driving style" but we'll put that down to something lost in the translation!
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2002 D2 S8 – Ming Blue, Valcona leather, Vavona wood insert, solar sunroof (to be fitted), Heated rear seats, extended leather pack, 18” Avus, ski hatch, Bose, auto dim rear view mirror, rear blind.
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#7
3rd December 2017, 07:17 PM
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Probably refers to our Marcin!
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A8L 3.0 TDI sport executive 2014. Audi A2 1.4 petrol 2002 SOLD. Audi A8L 4.2TDI Silver 2006 Seat Ibiza 1.4tdi Eco 2008 Silver (£0 Tax)sold NO VCDS rely on Neeldub
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