Oil strainer and pan gasket for the ZF 5HP19 automatic used in 1996-2006 Audi A4, A6, A8, Porsche Boxster and VW Passat - replaces OE 01V-325-421 for a filter service.
Owners of a B5 or B6 Audi A4 quattro, a C5 A6 or Allroad, a B5 Passat or a Tiptronic Porsche Boxster usually land here for one of two reasons: the five-speed automatic is due for its first real service, or it has started engaging slowly and flaring between gears. This kit is the pickup filter (oil strainer) and oil pan gasket for the ZF 5HP19, which Audi and VW call the 01V. It replaces OE numbers 01V-325-421, 01V-325-429, 0501-209-251, 722-277-009-05 and 986-307-001-01 and covers the 5HP19, 5HP19FL and 5HP19FLA variants.
The 5HP19 is a longitudinal five-speed built around a Ravigneaux gearset, with a pump at the front of the case and the valve body and its seven solenoids in the pan. Every drop the pump draws comes up through this strainer, which bolts to the bottom of the valve body and seals into the pump suction bore with an O-ring. When the media loads up with clutch material, or the O-ring hardens and lets the pump pull air, line pressure sags. The clutches then apply soft, the converter clutch slips, and the fluid runs hotter, which ages the fluid faster still. ZF's own service instructions recommend a fluid change every 80,000 to 120,000 km or eight years at the latest, sooner with towing or hard driving, and the filter and gasket are the parts you renew with it.
A harsh 2-3 or 3-4 shift with stored solenoid codes points to the valve body rather than the filter; see the 5HP19FL valve body and 7-piece solenoid kit if a fresh filter and fluid do not settle it.
Scan for codes first. Then drop the pan and look: a little grey paste on the magnets is normal, but friction flakes, brass or aluminum chips mean the problem is deeper than the strainer and you should price a rebuild instead. Our ATF color and smell chart helps read the fluid, and the slipping diagnosis guide separates pressure loss from worn clutches.
The listing covers Audi A4 and A4 quattro (1996-2006), A6 and A6 quattro (1998-2004), A8 (1997-1999), Allroad quattro (2001-2005), S4 (2000-2002) and S6 (2002); Porsche Boxster 2.5L, 2.7L and 3.2L Tiptronic (1997-2003); and VW Passat 1.8T, 2.8 V6 and W8 (1998-2005). Some of those models were also built with other automatics: many front-drive A4 and A6 cars from the early 2000s use the Multitronic CVT, and early Passat automatics may be the four-speed 01N. Confirm the transmission code on the tag or in the build data before ordering, compare the old strainer with this one, or send us your year and VIN. BMW 5HP19 cars are not on this fitment list. There is no 5HP19 collection page yet, so related parts are in our rebuild kits category.
| Transmission | ZF 5HP19, 5HP19FL, 5HP19FLA |
| Replaces OE | 01V-325-421, 01V-325-429, 0501-209-251, 722-277-009-05, 986-307-001-01 |
| Includes | Oil strainer (pickup filter) and oil pan gasket |
| Fits (Audi) | A4, A6, A8, Allroad, S4, S6 Quattro (1996-2006) |
| Fits (Porsche) | Boxster 2.5L / 2.7L / 3.2L (1997-2003) |
| Fits (VW) | Passat 1.8T / 2.8 V6 / W8 4.0L (1998-2005) |
| Ships from | USA |
It fits A4 and A4 quattro models with the ZF 5HP19 (01V) five-speed automatic from 1996 to 2006. Many front-drive A4s from that era use the Multitronic CVT instead, which takes a different filter, so check your transmission code or send us your VIN.
ZF lists LifeguardFluid 5 for the 5HP19 FL and FLA used in Audi, Porsche and VW models, and warns against additives. Use that fluid or one carrying the equivalent factory approval.
ZF recommends a fluid change every 80,000 to 120,000 km, or eight years at the latest, sooner with towing, high speeds or hard driving. Renew the filter and pan gasket at the same time.
If the strainer was clogged or its O-ring was sucking air, yes, it can. If the pan has friction material or metal in it, the clutches are already worn and a filter will only buy time.
It is a good idea. Clear the adaptations with a capable scan tool and drive through all gears so the control unit relearns shift timing on the fresh fluid.
