Topping up gear oil — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A3 (8P, 2003–2012)

• Special tools named: VAS 6291/2

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• Make sure that valve (arrow) is closed.
• The bevel box is filled correctly when oil starts to emerge at adapter (A).If no oil comes out, continue filling.
• Thoroughly clean off any oil that has spilt onto bevel box.

📋 Procedure

1. Remove noise insulation (1)General body repairs, exterior50.
2. Run hose of charging deviceVAS 6291 behind right drive shaft and through right wheel housing to outside.
3. Place used oil collection and extraction unitV.A.G 1782 below bevel box.
4. Remove oil filler plug (arrow) in bevel box.
5. Screw in adapter (A)VAS 6291/2 as far as stop.

6. Use hexagon key, 5 mm (arrow) (commercially available).
7. Connect elbow joint (B) onto adapter (A), making sure it engages.
8. Make sure that valve (arrow) is closed.
9. Screw oil container (A) onto charging deviceVAS 6291.
10. Open valve (arrow) and hold up oil container as shown in illustration. [Note: The bevel box is filled correctly when oil starts to emerge at adapter (A).If no oil comes out, continue filling.]
11. When oil comes out at adapter (A), put down oil container so that excess oil can drain back into container.
12. As soon as oil stops flowing back into container, remove charging deviceVAS 6291 by pressing catch in direction of (arrow).
13. Unscrew adapterVAS 6291/2.
14. Screw in »old« oil filler plug and tighten lightly.
15. Start engine, engage a gear and allow gearbox to turn for approx. 2 minutes.
16. Switch off engine and remove oil filler plug.
17. Check oil level and fill gear oil up to bottom lip of filler hole again if necessary.
18. Tighten new oil filler plug. [Note: Thoroughly clean off any oil that has spilt onto bevel box.]
19. Install noise insulation General body repairs, exterior50.

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