Highest mileage multitronic with no problems

[944fan]

What's the current mileage record for a Multitronic box that has not had to have anything fixed on it (clutch plate update, ECU repair etc)?

Mine has done 116K, I have never had any problems with the box, phoned the Audi garage where I bought it (it had always been serviced there) and they have no record of any work being done to it. Of course the first owner could have had work done elsewhere but as far as I know it hasn't been touched.

Can anyone better that? Or is mine about to go wrong?

[VictorMeldrew]

My '97 2.8 A8 did about 120,000 before the box went into limp mode. I wasted several hundred pounds getting "experts" to basically tell me it was broken - no way! - and then I gave up and drove it around for 18 months in third gear. 15,000 miles later the engine had had enough and grenaded on the M5.

That was the second big motor I've had where the 'box brought it's useful life to an end at around the same mileage; previous was the Senator 24v I had back in the nineties whose auto box started dropping out of top gear for no reason and was promptly traded for a TVR.

My A8 3.0 TDi is now on 114,000, and something is telling me it's time to move on ...

[Dr G]

Box and block in those are pretty tough. We have a customer who takes them up to 250k in a relatively short space of time and I don't think he's ever had a major problem.

I would ignore the 'sealed for life' advice however, do the box oil once in a while.

[billy5]

hiya dr g,
do you have to go through audi to get the oil to sort
these gearboxes, a8 4.2 53 reg petrol,tiptronic,
or is there an option,
what is this life long oil all about ,
ta billy

[mbrain]

Hi Billy,

I've got my 2005 2.0T tiptronic in for a service and cambelt (75k) next month. I'm thinking of asking for a price for the ATF change.

I have a quote from APS in Brackley of £190 to do the job, but my only concern is that my car is as an approved used Audi with a warranty is that changing a 'sealed for life' oil may invalidate any claim I may have on the 'box, unless Audi do the job...£££???!!!

[Matt-b]

The multitronic gearbox is not a 'sealed for life unit' they are infact due an atf change every 40000 miles as part of the vehicles regular servicing....

[blueg33]

Are we getting Multitronic and tiptronic mixed up here? The tiptronic is used with larger engined cars and is basically a traditional torque converter type auto. As I understand it the Multitonic is a CVT type auto box and has reliability issues. My local dealers technicians called it the Multichronic.

[billy5]

hiya,
i was just aking if anyone knows were to get the oil
without going through audi who want silly money,
i can do the job myself,

audi want £550.00 to change the oil,,,,
ta all,

[Dr G]

mbrain said:

Hi Billy,

I've got my 2005 2.0T tiptronic in for a service and cambelt (75k) next month. I'm thinking of asking for a price for the ATF change.

I have a quote from APS in Brackley of £190 to do the job, but my only concern is that my car is as an approved used Audi with a warranty is that changing a 'sealed for life' oil may invalidate any claim I may have on the 'box, unless Audi do the job...£££???!!!

You'll be fine as long as the job is done correctly and with genuine oil.

[mbrain]

Matt-b said:

The multitronic gearbox is not a 'sealed for life unit' they are infact due an atf change every 40000 miles as part of the vehicles regular servicing....

The Tiptronic is apparently sealed for life in Audi's eyes, as opposed to the multitronic's which is 40k as you say.

[billy5]

hiya,
were do i get the genuine oil,
does anyone know,
if so what is the spec,
ta all,

[944fan]

So no one can better 116K with an unmolested multi box. I win then . Whats my prize?

[Dr G]

Had one go on a 2.5 cab at 134k a couple of years ago that until that point was on the oil it left Ingolstadt with!

[Chipper]

We had a 2.5tdi a4 gearbox go at around 75000 miles. I thought it was the multitronic box and my local dealership wanted around £3500/£4000 for a new gearbox. I ended taking to Bridgend Audi who fixed the plates for around £500ish.

[944fan]

Dr G said:

Had one go on a 2.5 cab at 134k a couple of years ago that until that point was on the oil it left Ingolstadt with!

That beats mine then, I have at least changed the oil overy 40K.

[Dr G]

billy5 said:

hiya dr g,
do you have to go through audi to get the oil to sort
these gearboxes, a8 4.2 53 reg petrol,tiptronic,
or is there an option,
what is this life long oil all about ,
ta billy

Missed this:

Redline do an oil for these that I'm told is very good (from Opie Oils) but not something I know much about.

Longlife refers to engine oil, not gearbox.

[mr brightside]

944fan said:

So no one can better 116K with an unmolested multi box. I win then . Whats my prize?

Sorry, but my multitronic is almost at 150k with no problems and still going strong. All oil changes done on the button.

• Frantically touches wood with EVERY part of my body*

[944fan]

mr brightside said:

944fan said:

So no one can better 116K with an unmolested multi box. I win then . Whats my prize?

Sorry, but my multitronic is almost at 150k with no problems and still going strong. All oil changes done on the button.

• Frantically touches wood with EVERY part of my body*

Excellent, you are currently in the lead then! Seems it is pot luck with the multiboxes, some seem to go at 30,000 miles, the rest keep on like normal

[ellroy]

mr brightside said:

944fan said:

So no one can better 116K with an unmolested multi box. I win then . Whats my prize?

Sorry, but my multitronic is almost at 150k with no problems and still going strong. All oil changes done on the button.

• Frantically touches wood with EVERY part of my body*

You're both DOOMED! DOOMED! DOOMED I tells ya!

[billy5]

ta for that dr g,
i,ll look into them,