Draining and filling gear oil - 5-speed manual gearbox 0A4 — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A1 (8X, 2010–2018)

• Opens: engine oil, gearbox oil

📋 Procedure

1. Remove air cleaner housing 23Air cleaner; Removing and installing air cleaner housing.
2. Remove noise insulation General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation; Removing and installing noise insulation.
3. Clean gearbox in vicinity of oil drain plug.
4. Place used oil collection and extraction unitVAS 6622A below gearbox.
5. ⚠ A pivot pin for the selector forks in the gearbox must be removed in order to drain the gear oil.The selector shaft must be locked to prevent the position of the selector forks from being changed, e.g. due to accidental operation of the selector mechanism. — Press selector shaft down (direction of (arrow 1)).

6. While pressing selector shaft down, move angled rod (A) upwards in direction of (arrow 2). At the same time press angled rod carefully into selector shaft until it engages.
7. Remove oil drain plug (arrow 1), then remove pivot pin (arrow 2) for selector forks and drain off gear oil.
8. Install pivot pin (arrow 2) for selector forks with a new O-ring .
9. Screw in oil drain plug (arrow 1) and tighten to specified torque .
10. Now turn angled rod (A) back to original position (direction of (arrow)) so that selector shaft can move freely again.
11. Remove reversing light switch F4(arrow).
12. Fit hose (length approx. 600 mm, outside diameter 10 mm) to funnel (commercially available).
13. Insert hose in mounting hole of reversing light switch F4 and fill gearbox with gear oil.
14. Re-install reversing light switch F4(arrow).
15. Check operation of selector mechanism .
16. Install air cleaner housing 23Air cleaner; Removing and installing air cleaner housing.
17. Install noise insulation General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation; Exploded view - noise insulation.

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