Audi S3 Gearbox and Transfer box oil change

[@AMS_KustomDipz]

Hi, dunno if you respond on your older videos, is there a gearbox oil dipstick to check the level, or is a case of using ramps or jacking the car up and adding fluid and see if anything comes out? Thanks in advance as I can't find much info online!

[@AdeReeves]

Hi...I try to respond to all my video's... 😀 from memory you fill until the oil trickles out of the fill hole itself, no dipstick unfortunately as that would be too easy 😂

[@AMS_KustomDipz]

@@AdeReeves ahh I knew that was coming lol! So while it's jacked up I might as well just do a gearbox oil change rather than just topping it up if needed! Thanks 🤩

[@poliranje0344]

Love your videos,we got the same tyers they are great! Tell me do i need to put the gearbox in 1st or neutral position before doing the oil change? Cheers

[@AdeReeves]

Thanks for watching... which gear it's in should not really matter as the gear possition really does not effect the gearbox sump at all.

[@Rizla2016Drone]

Hello, the oil you used in the gearbox is it the same oil for the transfer box as well, or two different oils. I know the oil in the haldex at the rear is different from the rear diff, but I'm not sure about the front of the car. Thank you.

[@AdeReeves]

yeah, same in both Stephen (at least that’s what my discoveries yielded)… I did the haldex in another video and yeah completely different oil as you said. DSG gearboxes also use a different grade to manual ones.

[@Rizla2016Drone]

@@AdeReeves Thank you Ade for getting back to me and the info.

[@cozzie80]

that will be perfect for doing the Haldex oil change too

[@AdeReeves]

Yes...used a tube of oil last time with a calking gun, it was a bleeding nightmare ....haven't done the haldex for a couple of years so may be time to do it again ..

[@reb2977]

i have an a3 quattro and my transfer box is leaking. i want to top it up temporarily while i figure out getting the leak fixed. do you put the same oil into the transfer box as gear box? i thought transfer needed different oil! cheers

[@AdeReeves]

It may depend on year , but i consulted a friend at Audi and they gave me the spec for the oil which they use for both the gearbox and transfer....the only difference i know of is the haldex which is completely different . I would say to be safe consult the experts to make sure.

[@chickendipper657]

Is this an S3 8P1? I am putting mine in for Haldex and Diff oil change and asked for gearbox to be done too but I have been advised by my mechanic that the gearbox is "lifetime" and shouldn't need to be changed, so might be something I do myself when I get it back. Thanks

[@AdeReeves]

Most manufactures seem to clam "lifetime" now for gearbox oil....but 100k miles is a long time for nay oil and when i changed mine it was very cloudy with water ... so I would never , not change the oil on a car that's done over 50k with the same oil in it personally.

[@chickendipper657]

@@AdeReeves Thanks going to change mine tomorrow as I can get the oil and a pump on Amazon

[@chickendipper657]

Sorry to bother you again. Just a quick question I used the exact oil you used Comma 75w GL4. Keep seeing around the web it should be 75w90, shifting feels smoother already just hope there will be no issues 😅. Did you go with the same exact Comma 75w oil for the rear diff in the end? Now thinking should I get the front diff and transfer box done too while I'm doing all the other oils lol. Thanks

[@AdeReeves]

@@chickendipper657 Like you I tried to use forums etc to find the best options and like all post related to oil grades they all said different things... In the end I chatted to a friend who rebuilds gearboxes for a living and he said this is what he uses on all VAG stuff (even new) ...so I went with it ... wasn't the cheapest but like you, when the oil was changed it felt a lot smoother .

[@chickendipper657]

@@AdeReeves So you did go with the same oil in the rear diff? Edit: Just realised you did gearbox and transfer box, not to worry :)

[@H8XME]

How many litre’s of oil does the gearbox take? Cheers

[@AdeReeves]

I think the book says about 2 ltrs , but the key is to fill it until the oil starts to dribble out of the fill port.

[@an3ony]

delicious coffee

[@AdeReeves]

Thank you 😊