[Vwdiesel] Changing the 5 speed trans fluid

[TexasTDI]

I guess I should have said it was for my 91 MK2.  I'll be using Amsoil
80w-90 gear lube.

The MK4's gear lube is a synthetic 75w-90 and supposed to last the life of
the car.  But I'll be changing it out with Redline MT-90 75w-90 gear lube at
100k miles.  }:o)

Chris Thornton
1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 240k miles
2000 VW Golf 1.9 TDI (turbo diesel) - 89k miles
Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
http://www.amsoil.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn Wright" <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Changing the 5 speed trans fluid


> Chris,
>
> Is this your '91 or '00? On the A2s, the speedo cable is held on with a
12mm bolt
> through a steel plate with a rubber gasket beneath. Carefully clean out
around it
> before removing, as crud builds up here, and will fall in the hole
otherwise. Very
> simple to remove and replace the cable - have a clean rag to wrap the end
in to keep
> it clean while filling the trans. I've done this numerous times on A2s,
and the only
> catches are the drain plug can be very tight, and the amount to fill must
be measured
> (2 liters if I recall), as it's not a complete, fill to lip sort of thing.
> I have the cheaper Amsoil GL4 stuff in my '85 right now, and it's ok,
although not as
> nice as Redline.
> Not sure on the procedure for A4 models though, but should be similar.
>
> On 30 Oct 2003 at 8:53, TexasTDI <texasvwdriver at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Anybody out there ever change the gear lube in their 5 speed?  Looking
in
> > the Bentley Manual it says to pour in the new fluid through the hole
that
> > the speedometer cable goes into.  What size Torx does it take?  Are
there
> > any special things I need to know when removing and reinstalling the
> > speedometer cable?  TIA
> >
> > Chris Thornton