Removing and installing ATF lines - vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TFSI engine — AUDI
Removing and installing ATF lines - vehicles with 2.0 ltr. TFSI engine 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi Q5 (8R, 2008–2017); platform code 83
- Renewed: o-rings
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- Mark relative position of ATF lines before removing to avoid interchanging.
- Place used oil collection and extraction unitV.A.G 1782 or drip tray below gearbox to catch escaping ATF.
📋 Procedure
- Remove noise insulation (1) and (2)General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation; Removing and installing noise insulation.
- Place used oil collection and extraction unitV.A.G 1782 below respective connection in ATF lines. [Note: Mark relative position of ATF lines before removing to avoid interchanging.]
- Disconnect ATF return line (1) and supply line (2).
- Remove securing bolts (arrows) for ATF lines on engine. [Note: Place used oil collection and extraction unitV.A.G 1782 or drip tray below gearbox to catch escaping ATF.]
- Detach clip (A) for wiring harness for mechatronic unit from ATF line (B).
- Remove bolt (arrow) and detach ATF lines (B) and (C) from gearbox.
- Seal off open lines and connections with clean plugs from engine bung setVAS 6122.
- Take out ATF lines towards front. [Note: Renew O-rings.]
- Check ATF level .
- Install noise insulation General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation; Exploded view - noise insulation.
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TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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