I would estimate "life of the car" to be no more than 100,000 miles -- it
certainly doesn't mean "infinity".
I think his suggestion is a good place to start. The condition of the fluid
and the filter will give him an indication as to whether anything is going
wrong with the transmission.
An automatic transmission includes friction surfaces, which by nature are
wearable parts, so you can't expect it to last indefinitely without service,
any more than you can expect your clutch or brakes to last forever.
280,000km is a good long time, I think.
on 11/23/04 12:40 PM, Hans Duinhoven at h.duinhoven@planet.nl wrote:
> Sorry to hit the list with this, but I need some advise, where I cannot find
> it locally.
>
> My daily driver Audi A6 equipped with a 1.9 TDI diesel and an automatic
> gearchange has funny habits when cruising around 1800 RPM (+/- 40m/h 3rd
> gear or some 47 m/h in 4th gear of the autogear).
> Using the cruisecontrol or not the engine starts to rev up to 1900 RPM and
> immediately back to 1800 RPM again and does this all the time when driving
> on a flat road.
> When going faster or slower or going over 2100 RPM speeds, there is nothing
> starnge going on.
>
> The official Audi garage cannot find it and suggests to renew the gearbox
> fluids and renew its filter to start troubleshooting, although both are
> meant to be fit for the lifetime of the car.
> Now this is a nice subject - what is a lifetime of a car.
> This nice car has driven since August 2000 some 280,000 Km = 175,000 miles.
> The car looks almost as new - just a few scratches - even the seats are
> nice.
> The engine itself is still as new - oil consumption = 1 liter per 20,000 Km
> = 12,500 miles.
>
> Anyone to give me a clue?
> Is this a typical thing of an auto gearbox showing its first signs of wear?
> Should I fear a brakedown soon?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Hans
>
> 1971 BGT
> 2000 Audi A6 Avant 1.9 TDI Auto chiptuned
>
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