trans fluid suggestion for 016

[Richard J. Andrews]

make sure that castrol was a gl-4 oil..
the castrol syntec gear oil i've seen is gl-5 not to be confused for gl-4

-rich
'86 4kq

At 03:00 PM 4/20/2002, you wrote:
>    I finally got around to changing the trans fluid in my qsw and used the
>Castrol Synthetic variety available at the dealer for my 016 trans. The vw
>fluid was $25 a quart and the Castrol was $6.99 a quart. I was kinda hesitant
>because normally I'm strictly a mobil kinda guy, but I had a bit of a time
>restraint so I bit the bullet. Anyways, the Castrol works great. My 2nd gear
>doesn't grind *as bad* and shifting in the morning is so much easier.
>Something to consider if you don't mind not buying the best possible/most
>expensive for your car. The Catrol fluid would probably be even cheaper if it
>wasn't bought at the dealer, but my local auto zone didn't have any. One
>thing I did notice was the (17mm) fill and drain plug allen bolts were a lot
>easier to remove than what I was told it would take to remove them. Although,
>the car was on a lift so that might have helped with clearance issues.
>     Time 15 minutes
>     Bentley listed fill capacity 2.5 quarts (I used 2.3) 1987 Quantum Syncro
>
>     Dave Farrer
>     1987 QSW (294,000 miles and going)