Tiptronic tranny fluid

**changs4** · 11-01-2008 06:46 PM

How often do you guys change the tranny fluid ? What kind of fluid do you guys use ?

**b5s4tt** · 11-01-2008 06:47 PM

my dealer charged 14$ a quart for their stuff. im pretty sure its synthetic

**FrimmelNoJerz** · 11-01-2008 07:21 PM

OEM but they say its a non-issue. to which i say...change it every 60kish

**changs4** · 11-01-2008 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by FrimmelNoJerz

OEM but they say its a non-issue. to which i say...change it every 60kish

You sold your S4 ?

**MacDaddy** · 11-01-2008 09:13 PM

you can put Dextron 3 in there if you want, $40 at walmart for 20 liters.

most people will tell you it can't be done, and it will damage your tranny, and thats true if you mix it with the OEM fluid, but if you flush it so there is only D3 in there its fine.

I've been running D3 for 10,000+ KM now, no issues.

**changs4** · 11-01-2008 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by MacDaddy

you can put Dextron 3 in there if you want, $40 at walmart for 20 liters.

most people will tell you it can't be done, and it will damage your tranny, and thats true if you mix it with the OEM fluid, but if you flush it so there is only D3 in there its fine.

I've been running D3 for 10,000+ KM now, no issues.

Are you chipped or stage 3 ?

**S4_NE** · 11-03-2008 02:45 PM

stg 3 tip here, I changed my fluid and filter @ 68k, when I had the stg 3 install done, th I used the OEM filter kit and recomended fluid. My trans works well fingers crossed.

**MacDaddy** · 11-03-2008 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by changs4

Are you chipped or stage 3 ?

no, but if i was i would probably run redline synthetic D4 ATF.

**johnkent1212** · 11-03-2008 09:10 PM

Amsoil synthetic all the way. Supposedly around 65-70k you change it. I changed mine at 85 when I went stage 3 and it wasn't looking too bad.

**MacDaddy** · 11-03-2008 09:57 PM

amsoil= snake oil that people sell out of their garage.

you could try to say the same for redline, but there are alot of race teams that use it.

**johnkent1212** · 11-04-2008 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by MacDaddy

amsoil= snake oil that people sell out of their garage.

you could try to say the same for redline, but there are alot of race teams that use it.

That's why you don't buy it from someone out of their garage. WTF is snake oil? Don't bash it until you try it.

**MacDaddy** · 11-04-2008 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by johnkent1212

That's why you don't buy it from someone out of their garage. WTF is snake oil? Don't bash it until you try it.

I did, never noticed a difference.
based on how they market their oil, and the fact that i have never seen amsoil for sale in any performance shop or store, makes me a little suspicious. I can get redline for the same money, lots of performance guys use it, recommend it and i've had very good experience with it, i used MT-90 one time in a notchy gearbox, fixed it right up. My S4 used to make that shudder noise around corners, filled the torsen diff with 75-90 redline, its gone.

back to amsoil, I used their Ea oil filters in my old car, my oil stayed super clean for about 1000KM, then suddenly turned black, same thing happened to my friends contour, at about the same km's too. looks like they trap every last particle of dirt untill they become saturated, then the bypass valve opens up and your engine gets lubricated by unfiltered oil.