[Vwdiesel] Transmission fluid draining

[Shawn Wright]

> On Thu, 2005-05-26 at 00:48 +0100, Milt Kaplan wrote:
> > 86 Jetta TD engine. Seems to be an inside hex bolt for tranny draining. What
> > size?

17mm
  
> > I know MTL is excellent to use. Anyone try a synthetic blend such as Valvoline
> > 80W-90? 

If you have access to MTL, don't waste your time trying other stuff. I've used Castrol 
& Pennzoil, both synth and dino, along with VW oem synth, Amsoil synth (both cheap 
stuff and top end series3000), and Redline MTL. Redline is by far the best all round 
performer. VW oem synth is not bad (from dealer), and Amsoil is ok, the rest are 
terrible. My original Jetta ACW trans still shifts like a dream with 480k kms on MTL. 

Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
'85 Jetta D 
'88 Westy 2.1L, soon to be 1.6TD 5 speed
 (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
'82 Diesel Westy