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Removing and installing gear oil lines (rear) - vehicles with gear oil cooling — AUDI

Removing and installing gear oil lines (rear) - vehicles with gear oil cooling on Audi: 12 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.

12 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform code 42

  • Opens: gearbox oil

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  • Seal off open lines and connections with clean plugs or sealing caps to prevent dirt from entering.

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove rear bumper cover General body repairs, exterior63.
  2. Remove air cleaner housing Injection and ignition system24.
  3. Remove bolts (1) and detach heat shield (arrow).
  4. Move electrical wiring clear of gear oil lines.
  5. Place used oil collection and extraction unitV.A.G 1782 below connection.
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  1. Remove bolt (arrow) and pull gear oil lines out of gear oil thermostat. [Note: Seal off open lines and connections with clean plugs or sealing caps to prevent dirt from entering.]
  2. Remove nut (3).
  3. Place used oil collection and extraction unitV.A.G 1782 below connection.
  4. Remove banjo bolts (1) and (2) and detach gear oil lines. [Note: Seal off open lines and connections with clean plugs or sealing caps to prevent dirt from entering.]
  5. Install air cleaner housing Injection and ignition system24.
  6. Install rear bumper cover General body repairs, exterior63.
  7. Check gear oil level and top up as required .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.