WHY WOULD THEY ENGINEER SOMETHING LIKE THIS?? // MK1 Audi TT Haldex
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- Servicing the Haldex on my 2001 Audi TT... and making a bit of a mess in the process. Lol.
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Your daughters letter got me good. My girl was raised around cars and shops with me being a mechanic for 30+ years. The memories flooded in when Sarah read the letter. Now with her being 17 , going to school and working full time to fund her own project car I think I created a monster! But! I created a good one I think. Her first project of her own choosing is a 73 Dodge Charger R/T. Proud Daddy!
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I dont know if anyone already comment this, but for my TT I put the refill tube in the fridge the nite before and the liquid becomes thick so a little is wasted in the refiil.
@Walter K Bauer not sure what you are talking about?
@Walter K Bauer If you actually would have paid attention during the video, she explains why she used the bottom hole instead of the top one, she also said that the top hole would have been the most logical to use
@@garyl5128 Was´t replying to him
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Hey Sarah! I think you are suppose to open the inspection hole plug, then fill from the bottom drain plug, replaced the inspection hole plug, then remove caulking gun nozzle and replace drain plug. That is how it is done with marine gear lube. It basically creates a vacuum to hold the liquid in. Good Luck!
I enjoyed the video. We all mess up at times and that's ok, glad you included that part in your video.
Woman.Driven hey I just came from seeing your video lol
Hi Sarah! It's Josh from the Quick Speed Shop Channel. I'm glad you like the shirts and plates. It tried to send you some plates from states you didn't have on your wall and one from NY where I live. I look forward to every video. Thanks for the shout out and hope you like the shirts!
Oh the infamous haldex unit. These TT videos take me back to my early years and getting into cars. Spent roughly 14k on upgrades, mods, and overall service and that’s with being a DIY guy. Couldn’t imagine the labor cost for everything I did. At least I sold mine to an Audi Forum member, who never drove or saw the car in person. (It was kind of a big deal...) great TT videos. Keep them coming and don’t forget to change that timing belt and get the metal water pump vs the plastic impeller version which is most likely what’s inside yours.
I've been doing haldex services for years and still make a mess, it's a terrible design. Thankfully newer models are a lot easier than the gen1's!
I love to see those jack stands under the quick-jack; thank you I can now watch comfortably! Where is Sarah ST ??? Remember, we don't "fail" we were just a bit unprepared! Also Sarah, I would write on the back of those lic. plates the name of the gift giver and the date received as well. Years from now it will be enjoyable to look back and reflect on the times you had and what was going on during that period in your life. I know, it seems insignificant now, but when you spot it (name and date) years from now, you'll really enjoy it. (do it on all your gifts from tubers!)
At least it wasn't hot oil in your face. I've done that number.
As much as that sucks the one I always get is hot oil running down my arm taking the filter off my 7.3 😂 SO.. MANY.....THREAAADS lol
i'm so impressed with you not saying f*^k when you drop half the transmission fluid .. it's ok i said it for you
Hi Sarah. I love your videos! Next time you have to replace your haldex filter, maybe loosen the inspection plug a little and pump you new oil in the drainage hole until oil comes out from the inspection plug. Therefore you would of pushed all the air out and when no air bubbles come out of the inspection plug, tighten the inspection plug. Because of vacuum you have created by tightening up the inspection plug, no oil should leak out the drainage hole when you take the caulking gun out. Then you can put the drain plug in and tighten it.
Also installing the fill plug before you switch to the drain plug replacement will slow down the leak Luckily servicing the Haldex won't occur very often!
Older GM auto transmission pans . No drain plugs and if ya don't have a transmission juice sucker upper.... HUUUUGGE mess! All down your arm. on the floor , fricken everywhere!
Most of them still dont to this day
... if you dont know what you're doing. I can drop a full GM pan and not a drop on the floor. A sucker whater?
worked in a shop for years, only ever had one pan that had a plug in it, that was Gm
love the picture thumbnail. you've got a swell sense of humour, lady.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Keep on trucking (from France) !
Always a pleasure to see what's up in the shop...or outside. Nice mail call. It's cool to realize your inspiring young people with your videos.
Filling it from the drain hole great idea Audi. Tuscon has beautiful areas.
You better be packin while you go out there in the middle of nowhere by yourself!
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Your car thought bubbles keep reminding me of that show Blind Date! It's killing me, hahaha.
I changed out the side markers on my 2016 civic awhile back and one of the regular amber bulbs that came with it burnt out recently.
I decided to swap them for LEDs because they look cool, last forever, and use less energy. When I did this I thought it looked great and started thinking about swapping all the lights in the car for LEDs. Until I looked at the side markers at night for the first time and realized they were so bright it actually hurt to look at them. Then some time after that I pulled up to a red light and the driver in the car next to me was shielding her eyes from my LED side markers. I immediately went home and put normal bulbs in them again. This turned me off the idea of swapping for LEDs, but I did swap the interior, trunk, and reverse lights for LEDs, which I think are useful
hahaha your Spanish is not that bad reading those labels in products... great job with these videos. Thank you from Monterrey, MX
Another great video, Sarah. Changing fluids can sometimes be a very messy affair. Especially with the totally lame service procedure that Audi wants you to follow. Kudos to you for going by the book on that procedure. I really enjoyed your intro; on the outskirts of Tucson. I've not seen that part of AZ., but it looks really beautiful. Keep up the good work. Your projects are coming along nicely. I also like that fact that your fan base includes young girls that want to follow in your footsteps and that you acknowledge them.
Keep up the good work Sarah, always love your attitude and sense of humor, greetings from Guatemala!!
You can prevent the fluid from rushing out the bottom if you can draw a vacuum from a vent or some other opening higher up.
Wonder if Audi mechs make up fitting for the level check plug with a hose barb and hook up something like a brake fluid vacuum to pull a vacuum?
I would think the same a effect would be achieved by simply plugging the vent while capping the drain.
chiefgecko I don't think you'd be able to pull a vacuum as there must be a vent somewhere. With the temp variations of the fluid and gears, you'd have leak problems due to expansion etc if it were a sealed unit.
Just an idea for the future. It would be a challenge, but if you can put the inspection hole plug back in before pulling the caulking gun away, it may create a vacuum, and prevent so much fluid from flowing out before you get the drain plug back in.
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Abby melting hearts!
😂 Every single shadetree mechanic has had something like that happen, I 100% sympathize.
At least there were no robot farts involved ...
Howdy, Sarah! Thanx for the video of servicing the TT's Haldex system (similar to my Volvo XC70). Looks like the engineers that designed the TT did not have to work on the car's Haldex AWD system. Cheers! Michigan Jeff
I feel your pain, I had a 2004 VW R32 that had the same BS Haldex filling method. I did, however, have a special Haldex filter wrench that was all one piece made by VW/Audi that worked great!
hi sarah , if you pull the top plug and fill your tank full then put the top plug back in without removing the tube until the top plug is tight then when you pull the tube out of the bottom hole nothing will leak out !!!! Magic !!! lol
fill it from the top screw, ignore the instruction
Hi Sarah, I am an aircraft mechanic and don't know anything about automotive maintenance. I subscribed to your channel because I just enjoy looking at you. Thanks for your very entertaining and informative videos. - Tom Finelli, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Love the sheer diversity of double entendre's and occasional goofy stares. Too bad the profanity is cleaned up for PG ratings. I personally would prefer the full on trucker f-b*mbs...
A friend misscalculated the angle of the drainplug on an automatic gearbox he had up in the lift. And yes he got the stream right into the mouth so he know wht old ATF-fluid taste like. :D :p As a bonus. One of my friend's nicknames are Oil-spill as it is always dirty around him when he works with engines. And I have done similar things like you when draining motor oil. Also I got hit in the eye with gasoline quality E85 we have here in Sweden (85% ethanol and 15% gasoline) when changing the fuel filter on a 2004 Ford Focus. :p
My haldex is f&*cked, waiting on new pump to arrive. Also that haldex tool is crap, google T10066, not that expensive anymore.
At the beginning of TT production in 98, the service manual said to refill the new haldexoil through the inspection whole on the side.
But i geuss that was to long lasting, filling the oil into that little whole.
Than Audi (or Haldex) decided to do it this way.....from underneath....it's written in the "technisches Merkblatt 2"
means like "technical data change".
But before you change the Haldexoil, the temp. of the Haldex must be something between 20 and 40 °Celsius.
Greeting from gemany.
The Audi TT is not a constant 4 wheel drive It’s only a passive 4 wheel drive so only kicks in when front wheel drive losses traction on slippery roads so most of the time you are just in front wheel drive. This means you are just carrying the extra weight of transfer box, rear diff, and the prop shaft, drive shafts around with no gain!! That’s why the 200hp two wheel drive is faster than the 225hp 4 wheel drive, make your own mind up!!
Ok - this video is about a year old and just now getting to it. Sometimes rules from manufacturers are just not designed for use at home. I would like to see a local audi dealership do this Haldex oil change. Any wagers on method? Ya so anyway, fill it from the plug for level check, then drive it a little to work out potential air pockets (really?), then go to the trouble to double check the level again. I'd bet that IF there were ever an air pocket, then you drive it a little bit, then recheck, that even if there were an air pocket, and a little drive eliminated it, then recheck the level, the change in level wouldn't be measurable - especially in the way this level is even checked. LOL I'm so mystified by this method, its almost worthwhile to dig into the potential for "air pockets" using the level plug on the side. My hat is off to Sarah for her diligence in attempting to keep rules, she is exceptional in so many ways, but this is one time rules need bent and proven wrong through an alternative method. Sarah, you are one awesome woman.
I'm guessing >90% of youtubers would have edited out the haldex fluid fuck up, we appreciate the honesty.
I watched the last couple of videos with my daughter, her concentration isn't great yet but I think it's awesone for her to see a girl working on cars - so thank you from us both.
Thanks for the scenery. All we have near us is Lake Michigan. For $8 they'll even let me swim! Planning my escape from Illinois.
F-ing Volkswagen. And yes, I can say that because I have a GTI.
For your own piece of mind, you are doing very well. You are also correct about working on the ground is far different from having a full lift. It is very difficult to not be attracted to you bring that you are smart, have a great body, are very capable, and the fact that you are very pretty. Your also fun and funny! I am an ASE Certified Mobile Mechanic, and would love to assist you in anyway.
I work on German machinery and to change oil in kuka robots are the same way. Fill from drain hole, anything and everything that's German makes you scratch head and say WHY! And I'm being very polite saying it like that
While crap from under your car on your forehead is gross,ATF in your hair is worse. Don't ask how I know this. If making a mess means you're a real mechanic,I guess I qualify.
Reminder whenever you change a filter reminder especially an oil filter make sure you get the old o ring out. It's not uncommon to have double O ring leak. Especially if you take your car to one of those spiffy quickie oil change cheap places with Elmer Fudd working on it.
If you use a so called canbus led 5w5 t10 bulb which have inbuild resistances, then you'd not have the rapid blinking problem.
Squeeze the haldex fluid into a syringe(buy separate). Open the inspection hole. Add a flex tube with filler hole adaptor to the syringe. Attach filler adaptor to filler port and squeeze syringe until the fluid runs out the inspection hole. Close the inspection hole.
Next time fill it up. Have plug on socket ready. Pull the tube stick finger over hole. Then with other hand install plug by sliding your finger as you install plug.
i maybe wrong,but, maybe have to put a vaccum in order keep fluid from leaking out, from the inspection hole, maybe???
2:38 "dark side" marker. Haha =P
Yeah, I've been there. I gave one of my cars a awesome engine flush...a full five quarts worth. I forgot to reinstall the oil drain plug. So, you can imagine what kind of mess that made.
Kevin Hahs,,, jk I feel you bro, my first real start bike I got in 2002 it was the 2003 Ninja 636, beautiful bike but first time I changed the super expensive synthetic oil that I bought a huge (I forget how big it was but about 7-8+? liters) I need my bike spiff have only taken 5-6'ish. After the drain and filled the filter up/installed I started pouring in the oil and got super focused on the other 1" clear window that shows the min/max fill gage... So I'm putting and pouring and I can see my nice fresh synth oil sliding down on the looking glass but it just kept taking it and I didn't notice there fill line starting to fill at all.... Anyway long story long the fill bottle for special synth oil strait on to my Dad's beloved side lawn... Three to this day I believe still a dead shot there..... Lol
Luckily the newer Haldex units have a drain hole on the side, I think. The normal fluid levels seem to be really low. When I saw it dont on th-cam.com/video/F1RPBot_br0/w-d-xo.html @zed4me he drained the fluid from the bottom, filled from the top so doing it the way you are doing, I assume is perfectly fine.
Suggestion; next time you try this install a piece of flexible clear plastic tubing over the end of the caulk tube of the fluid after punching a hole in the end of the fluid tube. Then take the plug out of the inspection hole. Insert the flexible tubing in the inspection port and slowly pump the Haldex fluid into the unit from the top. That way you won’t introduce any air bubbles in the unit. When it’s full it will slowly ooze out and you can easily reinstall the inspection plug. You won’t waste any fluid. Neat huh?
Nice video... mess??? this is nothing at all... what kind of language are you trying to read? 😂👌😂
So Happy I found your channel and subcribed,i have a lot to watch to catch up, but I just wanted to say your an Awesome mechanic of course and such a perfect beautiful girl with a wonderful heart too xxx
lol i never comment on the videos i watch on youtube, and i actually bought a Audi tt mk1 1.8t 225 yesterday, and because there are not alot of videos of these cars on youtube i came across this channel and i have been enjoying all the content.alot of tips and tricks to make life easier for me, but that busted turning signal even hanging the same way as on the one i bought lmao xD
Who ever made up the banner with the Sarah -n- Tuned channel logo, props, that is great.
Hey Sarah the way you fill an out board lower unit is similar but you remove the inspection filler then fill from the bottom before removing the bottom you put the view level plug back in that causes a vacuum so it won’t come back out. Sorry I missed the vid so a late comment hopfully it works that was love the channel great job on the vids and the puns
Was that tool suppose to be single use? Love German Cars.. But som ethgins they do like hiding a filter in a crazy position!
It's not a " inspection " hole -- It the refill port. You have a to use a piece often tubing connected to the oil cartridge to fill through. How can you fill from a drain hole??
The solution seems so simple. Just buy a Auto Rotisserie and flip the car upside down. Let me know if you have any other problems you want me to solve!!
There's a reason you're not supposed to fill through the inspection hole. You risk the possibility of knocking the nut loose that secures the inspection plug if you shove a tube in there and then you're royally screwed. There's an adequate amount of fluid in the tube to allow for a bit of loss.
You left out the 4 letter words ... ya ain't a mechanic if you haven't sworn your head off working underneath in a fluid spill mess.
Fast blinking lights are better anyway!
That's why I hate working on VAG cars
Good effort shame about the orange peel. The TT has good lines i reakon a deep purple satin with black would look awesome, ditch the stock wheels for a set of pro drags with brushed alloy edges and lip to tie it all in. Cant wait to see what you do tho. My mum has had one of these since 2005
You are so amazingly cool look at cannot believe that there is somebody as funny as you are thank you for making me laugh hahaha.........
That is the old Michigan plate. We aren't allowed to use those blue plates anymore...not sure if you are sorting your plates by current vs old.
I think the manager was bullshit always feel from the top. Maybe running back and forth and then top it off. Fill it from the top fill hole until it runs out
If I was making a car maintenance video, id just concentrate on the car without all the music, selfie shots and fancy video production
If you do this again replace upper plug before removing tube from bottom. Outboard motor lower units are the same way.
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sarah, check the cold resistance of the normal globes and add that to the new LEDs mate. you're an electronics girl ; you get the diff between diodes and globes :) and dude stick a rubber hose on the end of the caulking gun to make that shit easier to get in there.
i am an engineer and still have no idea how a haldex works. all the good info is in german. if the fluid is super viscous or sticky filling it from the bottom makes sense because air can "stick" to geared/toothed metal parts and get trapped in viscous fluids. but i cant see air being that big of an issue either
Your theory is correct on the filling. Once you have some oil in there from the bottom there should be no problem in filling the rest through the inspection hole. I did this on mine without issue. Also there is an overflow hose (if it is still there) from the Haldex that goes out to the left side skirt area so don't freak out if it starts leaking along that side for a couple days after filling it. Could also be the right side? My Audi TT PTSD is still hiding some of the memories. At the end I had a stethoscope and a 1000 page workshop manual, it ran perfectly. And that's when I decided to sell it. I still miss driving it tho.
hi sarah for future reference never remove the upper plug on that model of haldex it has nothing to do with the oil level its for assembly only. oil and filter renewal as follows change the filter-remove bottom drain plug and drain oil the next bit is tricky as you discovered first off find a long enough extention bar and close fitting socket to fit inside the oil cartridge to use as a plunger - remove the spout from the oil cartridge and using the drain plug thread width as a gauge trim the spout a little thinner than the plug and screw the spout into the drain hole-put the new grain plug on the end of a good fitting allen wrench- now get comfortable under the car trim the top off the oil cartridge and screw it on to the spout put the socket and extention bar inside the cartridge and push the plunger all the way in- heres the tricky part unsrew the spout until it becomes loose enough to pull out but keep the spout in the hole -if your right handed pick the new drain plug up by the allen wrench with your right hand and position it next to the spout now calmly pull the spout out and let it fall away while putting the new plug in place in one movement and rotate the plug anticlockwise until you feel the thead click then screw the plug in clockwise and tighten. a vw guru showed me how to do that. just out of curiosity if you heard anything fall when you removed the upper plug it was a check vavle ball bearing if so the unit should be removed and fully disassembed to retrieve the ball bearing. ps love the videos
It's a completely ridiculous design, that filling situation, not your fault.
Embarrassed? Why? That's like mission impossible level shit to fill that thing.
I feel ya about the oil it has happened to me before and it sucks... I,liked how you said "laugh it up"
What blacker is that you are laying on? I need something like that the work under my is300
Its like im watching some makeup tutorial, but its cars instead. Idk, just the vibes
Wow Sarah! That is a complete bummer. Bad Volkswagen. I wonder if they run a vacuum pump and then fill from the side at the factory. Have you used one of those things to replace radiator fluid? They are super cool. Awesome job! You really did get most of the fluid in. Loved your beginning. Super pretty out there. F
A haldex? Is that anything like a henway? Also fill from inspection hole.
Best sunsets in Arizona around there. Only better here in high desert Nevada. Sorry.
Im thinking refitting the drain plug is easier without gloves on and the 5mm socket tool fitted in it
Ah Audi’s my worst nightmare will never buy another.
Sarah, you should be doing that. You should have a boyfriend who can help you do it or will we willing to do it for you.
You could look into quick connect/disconnect fittings if you plan on keeping the TT and or need to service the diff again.
Filling out drives in Marine applications work the same way. This will push air & contaminates out through the fill hole. Not fun though!
I wonder why they did not have some kind of check valve in the drain plug to prevent that mess...
freezer thing sound like a good idea, plus use your finger or something cover the inspection hole after filled, it should slow the out pour
Dam how are you not married ? Some one hasnt scooped you up ,most men dream of a woman like you,keep up the great content
I know this is kind of late but if by the time you read this if no one has told you put the product in the freezer for about 4 hours ( makes it a bit more viscous )
It’s great you knew about relay fix... most idiots want to put in resistors.
Why do they do it like that? Because German, that's why.
you catch it with your thumb and then put the plug on,if you push a black box out of the way there is another hole you can use 2 inches up
I have had that experience before just to let u know next time you do change oil there cut nose to sit over the hole so when u take away u can put plug straight on