6-speed automatic gearbox 09F, four-wheel drive — Checking gear oil in front final drive and transfer box — VW
6-speed automatic gearbox 09F, four-wheel drive — Checking gear oil in front final drive and transfer box on VW: 13 steps, 1 torque figure.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Phaeton (3D)
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 35 Nm (26 lb-ft) | If oil level is correct, close front final drive and transfer box with new plugs (1) and… |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Drive vehicle a short distance to warm up gear oil.
- Position vehicle over pit or on 4-pillar hoist so that it stands level.
- Switch off engine and allow gear oil to settle for about 5 minutes.
- Remove right drive shaft noise insulation from wheel housing (arrows).
- Place drip trayV.A.G 1306 underneath.
- Remove plugs (1) and (2).
- If necessary, replenish gear oil.
- If gear oil needs to be replenished following repair work, fill front final drive and transfer box slowly and evenly over a period of at least 5 minutes until gear oil drips out over lower edge of oil filler hole.
- Screw in old plugs (1) and (2).
- Drive vehicle a short distance to warm up gear oil.
- Check oil level in front final drive and transfer box again.
- If oil level is correct, close front final drive and transfer box with new plugs (1) and (2). Tighten plugs to 35 Nm. — 35 Nm (26 lb-ft)
- Install right drive shaft noise insulation on wheel housing (arrows).
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Who makes these pages, and how
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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