[Vwdiesel] Transmission oil quantity

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"Bentley also says, pg 25, for transmissions up to serial  08097, fill til
it runs out of the filler hole, then put the plug in and add another .53 US
quart through the speedo hole.  After serial 08097, (after 9 august, 87) the
filler hole was located higher up and is accurate for a normal fill."

WOOHOO!  So my filler hole should be higher up, assuming it's the original
1991 transmission.  Anybody know where the serial number on the transmission
is located?

Christopher J. Thornton
1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 243k miles
2000 VW Golf 1.9 TDI (turbo diesel) - 111k miles
AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
http://www.amsoil.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sandy Cameron" <scameron at compmore.net>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 8:41 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Transmission oil quantity


> >From page 11, bentley manual, for A2's, 5 speed manual transmission,  2US
> qts, 1.9L
>
> Bentley also says, pg 25, for transmissions up to serial  08097, fill til
it
> runs out of the filler hole, then put the plug in and add another .53 US
> quart through the speedo hole.
> (frankly, I would put the full 2 qts in through the speedo hole and skip
the
> wrongly placed filler hole.)
>
> After serial 08097, (after 9 august, 87) the filler hole was located
higher
> up and is acurate for a normal fill.
>
> After this date, you can leave the speedo gear alone and just use the
filler
> hole to fill AND measure. (If you are sure the tranny is younger than 87)
>
> Since I have a motley mess of transmissions lying around here, I prefer to
> be safe rather than sorry.
>
> The one in my 87 jetta has 475,000km on it and still works fine.
(Semi-synth
> oil)
> The one in my 87 Carat project may have come from an 86, so I'll check it
> thru the speedo hole.
>
> Sandy