[TommiT]

Well put.

It's the same reason here in the UK and elsewhere VW promote "Long Life" servicing so the car only visits the workshop no more than twice before the first owner, often a business or a leasing company, unloads the car into the private sector at 3 years/60,000 miles.

 

[yrktreg]

The ZF's are in all of the Audi A series with respect to gas and diesel alike, and the Q5 TDi

Aisin in Q7, Touareg, and Cayenne.

 

[Petee_c]

I have a 15 q7 TDI with yrktreg's flash on it... Just did a tranny fluid change, magnet and pan clean (no filter) with Liqui Moly ATF 1800.... seems to be shifting better... wasn't bad before but I do have a touch of what feels like drivetrain lash when the tranny is cold... Of note, ATF 1800 is a beer color when new... not red like other ATF's.... I got the typical 6-7L fluid change. The car had 180K km on it when I did the fluid change...