[Vwdiesel] Genset RPM and Diesels

[Johann Koenig]

On Tuesday May 24 at 11:49am
Area31 Research Facility <stephensrw at stn.net> wrote:

> Could you clarify what you mean by this?  Are you saying the factory
> did an oops by installing the oil check hole too low so that merely
> filling to the hole doesn't put enough oil in, or do you mean that
> there is a flip cover that no owner bothers to lift and check the oil
> level?  I don't know where the oil check hole is but I should
> certainly check the level on my *new* 1991 TD Jetta 5 speed.

Early transmission drain holes were too low. You would fill until it
came out, then remove the speedo cable and add another half litre. Not
sure when they moved the drain hole up.
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-johann koenig
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