Filling 6L80E

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Originally Posted by Roonstain

This is interesting!

Would be worthwhile you guys making up a few more and I am sure people on here would grab them from you! I know I would be tempted at the right price!

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:yup: Agree 100%!! Awesome job gaz!! :thumbsup: If Graham the welder is in at Chev's tomorrow I will discuss the possibility with him!!

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Originally Posted by etrocket

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Yeah, I can but gaz seems to have found an unusual way of posting pics and I imagine it could cause some people problems. I've saved his two deepened pan pics to my Photobucket, so hopefully you can see these.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...andeepened.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...beextended.jpg

http://www.yourcovers.com/transpan_11087.php

Found this, not sure if this fits our cars tho

group by if they do ??

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Originally Posted by etrocket

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Its because gaz added it as an attachment. This feature was only added for the forum garage and should only be used for that (mods get cranky :p) which means that only Validated users can see it

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Originally Posted by etrocket

http://www.yourcovers.com/transpan_11087.php

Found this, not sure if this fits our cars tho

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Looked at all that before.. the first one( low profile) is standard depth and the deep pan one is too deep for ground clearance and still takes a standard filter which means the filter is not covered by anymore oil, its all below it, thats why I done my own. My filter sits on the bottom like the factory one, all of the extra oil in mine is above it. It has no baffles either, waste of time really.


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PML transmission pans work with stock filters, easily available from your favorite auto parts store. Because the pan is deeper than stock, filter supports are cast in. A deeper filter or extension is not needed since the transmission fluid is at the same level with a PML pan as with the stock pan. An image showing the inside of the pan and the filter supports is shown at left

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Originally Posted by Wonky

:yup: Agree 100%!! Awesome job gaz!! :thumbsup: If Graham the welder is in at Chev's tomorrow I will discuss the possibility with him!!



Yeah, I can but gaz seems to have found an unusual way of posting pics and I imagine it could cause some people problems. I've saved his two deepened pan pics to my Photobucket, so hopefully you can see these.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...andeepened.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...beextended.jpg

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I'm sure either Chev's or Gaz would be happy doing them on a changeover basis with the existing oil pan.

Looking at the pics, rather than using 2 transmission pans, there's no reason why you couldn't just weld in a metal band to extend the pan depth?

Great job gaz05.

I brought a deep pan for my A6 from Lsx Conversions, admittedly it was a year or so ago but no where near $560. Pretty sure it was under $300 with no welding required.

A deep pan is all well and good but you only get the benefit from it if you do as Gary has done and lower the filter. That way you get an extra inch or so of oil over the filter and the likelihood of exposing the filter to air is greatly reduced.
Regards, Dan

I'm sure others would be interested in this if someone could manufacture this

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Originally Posted by SilverVH

I'm sure either Chev's or Gaz would be happy doing them on a changeover basis with the existing oil pan.

Looking at the pics, rather than using 2 transmission pans, there's no reason why you couldn't just weld in a metal band to extend the pan depth?

Great job gaz05.

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Welding a metal band in turns out to be big job and you also finish up with 2 welds horizontally and one vertical weld, also look at the shape... its not just a rectangle, its not that easy to do. Also that horizontal baffle is the floor of the other pan...makes it easy to do. I thought of everything and I think this is the best solution.

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Originally Posted by gaz05

Welding a metal band in turns out to be big job and you also finish up with 2 welds horizontally and one vertical weld, also look at the shape... its not just a rectangle, its not that easy to do. Also that horizontal baffle is the floor of the other pan...makes it easy to do. I thought of everything and I think this is the best solution.

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You do make a very valid point. Welding is not my forte unfortunately.

My A6 is about 8 months old and it suffers from the symptoms HYMEY describes. I can feel it flare between gear changes with light throttle and full throttle the change is very delayed (be it either in D or manually shifting).

I feel overfilling it is kind of a bandaid solution, so I will definitely be keeping an eye on this thread to see any possible outcome of a revised oil pan.

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Originally Posted by SilverVH

You do make a very valid point. Welding is not my forte unfortunately.

My A6 is about 8 months old and it suffers from the symptoms HYMEY describes. I can feel it flare between gear changes with light throttle and full throttle the change is very delayed (be it either in D or manually shifting).

I feel overfilling it is kind of a bandaid solution, so I will definitely be keeping an eye on this thread to see any possible outcome of a revised oil pan.

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It is a bandaid solution....the light throttle symptoms is possibly the tune, I have been in dead stockers going up a hill...gearbox flaring, like neutrals bettween shifts, etc, this is all caused from loss of line pressure. I will make a couple more and put them on here when I have them done, maybe a changeover basis would be ok, only up for the price of one pan that way, will order some pans tomorrow.

can you log your line pressure with efilive if so what pid ?

Put me down for one gaz

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Originally Posted by gaz05

It is a bandaid solution....the light throttle symptoms is possibly the tune, I have been in dead stockers going up a hill...gearbox flaring, like neutrals bettween shifts, etc, this is all caused from loss of line pressure. I will make a couple more and put them on here when I have them done, maybe a changeover basis would be ok, only up for the price of one pan that way, will order some pans tomorrow.

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Sounds great mate.

My auto is still running the factory tune table and it is on its second gearbox now.

My plan was to reconfigure the tune in it before hitting the track, which is pretty much the stage I was upto now. I had hoped it would rectify the issues the gearbox is suffering (the flaring isn't very noticable unless you know what you are looking for) but I had always felt it wasn't a normal characteristic for the 6L80e. The delayed shift is shocking.

Reading what HYMEY mentioned about your car and the way it shifts like a manualised TH400, would be the outcome I'd be happy with. This is the first 6L80e I've used, so can only compare it against previous gearboxes but I do have one question regarding tuning them that you may be able to answer.

Is it possible with the 6L80e to run 2 tables? One for manually shifting with a positive shift pattern and the other for when it is in D which isn't so agressive with the shift.

Also who tuned your auto?

Cheers.