Audi A4 Estate - S Line Automatice Gearbox Fail

Audi A4 Estate - S Line Automatice Gearbox Fail

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Lukeeady

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8 posts

114 months

Wednesday 10th September 2014
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Hi All, can you help or offer some advise please.

I have an Audi A4 Avant 2.0T FSI S Line Estate - This week whilst my wife was driving home the car made a grinding noise, she stopped and could not see any issues.

However when she re-started the car and put into Drive the car made a horrable crunching noise and by the time she got home (only 2min away) the car had dumped all the gearbox oil on the road and left a trail all the way home.

When i got home, i checked the engine oil which was fine (few...)and started the car with no apparent issues or warning lights, but when i put in gear (Drive) and tried to move it, the worst noise possable came from the gearbox (not good) so i switch it off and pushed the car off my drive where it continued to bleed oil.

Is this a catastofic fialiure.....or just a hose come off.

Any advise welcome please

Steve_D

13,737 posts

257 months

Wednesday 10th September 2014
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If it was just an oil leak the car would have lost drive or failed to engage a gear. This would all have been before it could break something internal.
I suspect something has failed mechanically inside which in turn has cracked the casing.
pretty terminal I would think.
Sorry

Steve

annodomini2

6,860 posts

250 months

Wednesday 10th September 2014
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Which box?

Audi has 3: Conventional auto (Tiptronic), CVT (Multitronic) or DSG (S-Tronic)?

BE57 TOY

2,628 posts

146 months

Wednesday 10th September 2014
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Do you have home start breakdown cover who could come out and diagnose?

Lukeeady

Original Poster:

8 posts

114 months

Wednesday 10th September 2014
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Its a CVT (Auto)

Lukeeady

Original Poster:

8 posts

114 months

Wednesday 10th September 2014
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Dont have "Home Start" only recovery with the AA, as its at home dont think they will come out without charge i suspect.

Lukeeady

Original Poster:

8 posts

114 months

Wednesday 10th September 2014
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thnsk Steve D, this was my thought but trying to stay posative but suspect going to cost a fortune now. Have now arrange for local mechanic to come and have a look but suspect its need to go in garage and not simple fix.

annodomini2

6,860 posts

250 months

Wednesday 10th September 2014
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http://frankensteinmotorworks.com/turbine/docs/mul...

Here's how your box works.

My bet would be on a failure in the hydraulics cause the tension on the chain to be reduced, with it moving around inside and it's ruptured the gearbox housing.

NOTE: This is only a guess.

Probably not going to be cheap.

BE57 TOY

2,628 posts

146 months

Wednesday 10th September 2014
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How much is a new recon 'box? Maybe a couple of grand fitted?

Lukeeady

Original Poster:

8 posts

114 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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Thanks all for the feedback, very helpful.

Checked on line and cvt box is around £1200, but had a mechanic look at it last night who did some check and put his computer on and it said the clutch bearing thingy inside the gear box Was broken. So the box has to come out not matter what and hope their is no other damage, So it will either be £600 or anything over £1200 .


Steve_D

13,737 posts

257 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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Lukeeady said:
Thanks all for the feedback, very helpful.

Checked on line and cvt box is around £1200, but had a mechanic look at it last night who did some check and put his computer on and it said the clutch bearing thingy inside the gear box Was broken. So the box has to come out not matter what and hope their is no other damage, So it will either be £600 or anything over £1200 .
Whilst we all like to live in hope I have to go back to what I said before....if something went bang/crunch and then the oil came out there has to be a failure of the casing which puts you in the £1200+ bracket.

Steve

Lukeeady

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8 posts

114 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Hi all, just to let you know the Gear box it now out of the car and my mechanic advised the oil filter in the box was blocked which in turn burst the feed pipe resulting in all the gearbox oil (6/7 litres) being dumped out.

Their is not damage/holes/cracks to the gear box itself from what he can see, however has suggested i get it checked over by a specalist as he did find some microscopic bits in the oil. So found a local company who can help (not cheep) who will take it apart and diognose any issues and confirm no further damange has been done.

Fingers crossed there is no damage and it can be put back together with the new parts (hose/filter etc) , if this works will save a lots of money but still very costly.

keep you posted and my fingers crossed.

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Do you know what "blocked" the oil filter??

Lukeeady

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8 posts

114 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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Not yet, going to see him tomorrow so will ask and find out.