C5 A4 Procedure to Drain/Flush/Refill
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Racer
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C5 A4 Procedure to Drain/Flush/Refill
Can anyone give me the procedure (or link to the procedure) on how to drain & refill an automatic transmission in a 2004 C5 automatic? Thanks.
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St. Jude Donor '04
draining the fluid is pretty self explanatory so I'll just give you the proper servicing procedure.
1. raise the car so that it's level.
2. start the engine and operate it until the transmission fluid is between 86-125 degrees.
3. shift the transmission into each gear pausing for a second at each detent until you have gone into each gear and are now back in "Park".
4. with the engine still running get under the car and pull the plug on the side of the pan and fill with fluid until it's level with the bottom of the hole, if you remove the plug and fluid comes out just let it drain completely and then reinstall the plug and your done.
I personally recommend letting the dealership flush the fluid, if you drain it yourself then your only going to get about half of the fluid thats in the transmission. The dealership can hook a machine into the transmission that will replace all of the fluid.
1. raise the car so that it's level.
2. start the engine and operate it until the transmission fluid is between 86-125 degrees.
3. shift the transmission into each gear pausing for a second at each detent until you have gone into each gear and are now back in "Park".
4. with the engine still running get under the car and pull the plug on the side of the pan and fill with fluid until it's level with the bottom of the hole, if you remove the plug and fluid comes out just let it drain completely and then reinstall the plug and your done.
I personally recommend letting the dealership flush the fluid, if you drain it yourself then your only going to get about half of the fluid thats in the transmission. The dealership can hook a machine into the transmission that will replace all of the fluid.
