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T1/7L VW Touareg Auto trans oil change

2006
volkswagen
touareg
v10 tdi
transmission
oil-change

Doing a quick how to on changing the transmission oil in the early T1/7L VW Touaregs from 04-08 with 09D transmissions. Link provided to Youtube at the bottom if you prefer videos.


Tools:

Regular allen set (will need 17mm allen for fill tube)

Metric socket set

Fluid transfer pump

Drain pan and kitty litter/oil dry

Scan tool to read trans temp


Consumables:

Brake clean and paper towel

9L of oil

Gasket/drain and fill o-rings

Oil filter

(multiple online retailers sell a kit including everything you need)


Step1:

Park the car somewhere where you can work on it comfortably and while its running


Step 2:

Drain the oil out of the smaller hole in the pan, it'll hold about 6-7L

T1/7L VW Touareg Auto trans oil change-7d17 #1-


Step 3:

Remove bolts and remove the pan, be careful as there will be some remaining oil in there

T1/7L VW Touareg Auto trans oil change-7d17 #2-


Step 4:

Unbolt the oil filter and remove

T1/7L VW Touareg Auto trans oil change-7d17 #3-


Step 5:

Clean out the remaining oil, clean the magnets off and clean mating surfaces. Use paper towels or lint free rags as you don't want lint clogging your new filter

T1/7L VW Touareg Auto trans oil change-7d17 #4-


Step 6:

Install the spacers in the new gasket if not pre-installed


Step 7:

Re-install filter and pan

T1/7L VW Touareg Auto trans oil change-7d17 #5-

T1/7L VW Touareg Auto trans oil change-7d17 #6-


Step 8:

Fill through fill hole (RH rear corner of pan). Once it starts to spit out, start up and move through Forward/reverse and back to park, fill until it spits out again then install the plug. This fluid pump came with a hard line to bend at a 90 to get the oil into the pan instead of spitting right back out (step 5 shows a picture of the fill tube)

T1/7L VW Touareg Auto trans oil change-7d17 #7-


Step 9:

Take it out for a drive until transmission oil is at 35C (I got it a little to hot)

T1/7L VW Touareg Auto trans oil change-7d17 #8-


Step 10:

Check through the fill hole again when running and top up as needed. You'll need the better part of the 9L between filling and spilling

T1/7L VW Touareg Auto trans oil change-7d17 #9-




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