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6-speed manual gearbox 0AG — Checking oil level in manual gearbox — AUDI

6-speed manual gearbox 0AG — Checking oil level in manual gearbox on Audi: 13 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

13 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A3 (8P, 2003–2012)

  • Also covered elsewhere: Electronic parts catalogue

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  • Drive vehicle onto a four-column lifting platform or over an inspection pit (vehicle must be horizontal).

📋 Procedure

  1. Drive vehicle onto a four-column lifting platform or over an inspection pit (vehicle must be horizontal).
  2. Remove centre noise insulation (fasteners 1 ... 3).
  3. Remove oil filler plug (arrow).
  4. Top up gear oil if necessary. For gear oil specification, refer to Electronic parts catalogue.
  5. Tighten oil filler plug to specified torque.
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  1. Install noise insulation.
  2. Fill up gear oil to bottom lip of filler hole.
  3. Screw in oil filler plug.
  4. Start engine, engage a gear and allow gearbox to turn for approx. 2 minutes.
  5. Switch off engine and remove oil filler plug.
  6. Top up gear oil again to bottom lip of filler hole.
  7. Tighten oil filler plug to specified torque.
  8. Install noise insulation.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.