correct fluid part number for gearbox fluid service?

[Mr Footlong]

Hi everyone.

Sorry for being so dead for god know's how long but for the last 18 months our house, work and family health have sucked the vast majority of the life from me and it doesn't look set to stop.

I am going to be selling both my RS6 and RS4 in this month to put yet more money in to this fecking house and the 6 is due for her annual service (as is the 4.....). I have her booked in with my local RS specialist this week (who I trust for general work when I can't get up to MRC) and have asked them to do a gearbox service at the same time as it has been three years or so off the top of my head since I last had it done.

They already have specific instructions from me regarding exactly what spark plugs she was mapped on, what to do with the filters etc, but I want to make absolutely sure that they match the part code for the transmission fluid to whatever is recommended for these cars, I am assuming that what they get from TPS will be spot on, but I just want all bases covered.

Any info gratefully received, thanks.

Nick .

[chunky79]

Isn't it in the FAQ section, you lazy long piece of lazy turd?

[chunky79]

What car you going to get instead then Stretch?

[chunky79]

Just checked invoice from Grizz.
Oil - G052162,A6.
Filter - 325429b.

[Shoppinit]

Yeah, get the Audi stuff. You won't get a direct equivalent from euro car poo.

[Mr Footlong]

Isn't it in the FAQ section, you lazy long piece of lazy turd?

Sorry, I did have a quick look but nothing jumped out at me. I am currently spending half my days going back and forth from my parents as I have to give my dad IV antibiotics and other things multiple times daily in order to keep him alive as mum is too scared to try to figure everything out. With all my experience with IV-related stuff I appear to be the expert..... The moron refused to jump up and down after his last stay in hospital in September so almost died again this month, so has been in again over Chrimbo, then they dumped him out to my care, nice.

Anyway, waffling, shocker. Thanks for those numbers, we currently still have the Smart and I have just yesterday borrowed (will probabbly end up buying it) an old Mini One CVH automatic from my best friend as it is sitting around at his house unused. Pretty awful to drive but for the whole 18 miles a day I normally do, it will suffice and will hopefully encourage me to just cycle in again.

It has more legroom than the 4 both as a passenger and as a driver, good headroom for me too. It is still a total and utter gutless Gheymobile (the smart utterly destroys it power-wise) and no man should be seen driving one IMO.

[Mr Footlong]

Yeah, get the Audi stuff. You won't get a direct equivalent from euro car poo.

99% sure they use TPS for their parts so shouldn't be a problem, but they have never messed me around and always do exactly what I ask.

[Shoppinit]

Sorry, I read ECP for TPS. Yeah, you'll be fine with their stuff.

[chunky79]

Isn't it in the FAQ section, you lazy long piece of lazy turd?

Sorry, I did have a quick look but nothing jumped out at me. I am currently spending half my days going back and forth from my parents as I have to give my dad IV antibiotics and other things multiple times daily in order to keep him alive as mum is too scared to try to figure everything out. With all my experience with IV-related stuff I appear to be the expert..... The moron refused to jump up and down after his last stay in hospital in September so almost died again this month, so has been in again over Chrimbo, then they dumped him out to my care, nice.

Anyway, waffling, shocker. Thanks for those numbers, we currently still have the Smart and I have just yesterday borrowed (will probabbly end up buying it) an old Mini One CVH automatic from my best friend as it is sitting around at his house unused. Pretty awful to drive but for the whole 18 miles a day I normally do, it will suffice and will hopefully encourage me to just cycle in again.

It has more legroom than the 4 both as a passenger and as a driver, good headroom for me too. It is still a total and utter gutless Gheymobile (the smart utterly destroys it power-wise) and no man should be seen driving one IMO.

Rule 1 of you in the drivers seat of the Mini!

[Mr Footlong]

Lol, not any time soon!

[Mr Footlong]

This is as close as it gets to a pic of me in it, the thing is on my driveway, that is bad enough!

[chunky79]

The cars a clean for a change

[Mr Footlong]

got a call from boss man at SJB to report back on the state of the fluid in the gearbox that I had serviced about 3 years/14k miles ago and he informed me that it was "proper manky" (technical term) to the point of being a bit thick and grey. New fluid/seals in and after instructing them to give her a full general checkover they have said she is running like a champ with no issues/observations to report on the car at all..

Can't stress enough how important it is to service the gearboxes on these imo, as most of us know.

The 4 goes in for her service, new clutch and hopefully NOT a new flywheel too, on Friday.

[swannny]

Hey footers,
So the house is coming on well then mate'? Last time we spoke you were filling the lounge full of proper man toys!
Don't sell the 6, you can't, Brutus is a legend!

[chunky79]

Hey footers,
So the house is coming on well then mate'? Last time we spoke you were filling the lounge full of proper man toys!
Don't sell the 6, you can't, Brutus is a legend!

Why don't you buy it Lee???