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Removing and installing ATF cooler (right-side) — AUDI

Removing and installing ATF cooler (right-side) on Audi: 10 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.

10 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform code 42

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  • (Item 1) can be disregarded.

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove rear wheel (right-side) Wheels and tyres44.
  2. Remove rear wheel housing liner (right-side) General body repairs, exterior66.
  3. Remove air duct (1)(arrows).
  4. Remove bolt (2).
  5. Place used oil collection and extraction unitVAS 6622 below connection.
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  1. Remove union nuts (3, 4) and pull ATF lines off ATF cooler.
  2. Remove bolts (arrows) and detach ATF cooler. [Note: (Item 1) can be disregarded.]
  3. Install rear wheel housing liner (right-side) General body repairs, exterior66.
  4. Fit rear wheel (right-side) Wheels and tyres44.
  5. Check ATF level . [Note: A thermostat for oil cooling is located in the gearbox oil circuit; it only opens at oil temperatures of approx. 90°C and above. If the oil lines leading to the gear oil cooler have been opened, the gear oil cooler can only be reliably filled with oil by taking the vehicle for a road test with the gearbox filled.The gear oil temperature is read out with the vehicle diagnostic tester in Guided Functions mode by selecting Read measured values and then Gear oil temperature. The ATF level must be checked again after the road test has been performed.]

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.