[Vwdiesel] Auto Trans fluid change problem

[Tad]

Patrick's got a good point - on my GM 4L80 auto, draining the just pan
leaves more than half of the total fluid capacity still in the trans (torque
converter, valve body, etc).

On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Dave Cook <davevw at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Well, the thing is a bit weird.  In at least the newest cars, including
> this '01, there is no dip stick.
>
> To check the fluid, you are supposed to warm it up, then remove a small
> screw from the bottom.  (Yes, the bottom.)
>
> There is a tube that goes up from there (if you are familiar with
> motorcycles at all, it is similar to the tube in the fuel petcock that gives
> you a gasoline reserve).  If oil just drips out a little, then the fluid
> level is correct.
>
> To fill it, you open a cap down low, insert a tube connected to a long
> funnel, and fill 'er up.
>
> The procedure is not even in the Bentley for the car, which surprised me.
>  But VW says it is a "lifetime" fluid (good til lack of change kills the
> trans, I suppose) so I guess that is why.
>
> Dave Cook
>
>
> --- On Sun, 7/10/11, pmdolan at sasktel.net <pmdolan at sasktel.net> wrote:
>
> > From: pmdolan at sasktel.net <pmdolan at sasktel.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Auto Trans fluid change problem
> > To: "Dave Cook" <davevw at yahoo.com>, "Tad" <tadc at europa.com>
> > Cc: "VW Diesel Group" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>, "Audi-VW-Diesels Group" <
> Audi-VW-Diesels at yahoogroups.com>
> > Date: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 7:16 PM
> > 4 litres is probably the fill
> > capacity for a dry gearbox.  Yours was
> > anything but, so all you drained was what was in the
> > sump.  Rather
> > than just putting oil in, you should fill by reference to
> > the dipstick
> > (do they still have one????).  After that, start the car,
> > run it
> > through gear selection and back to neutral and check the
> > level with the
> > car not cold, idling in neutral.
> >
> >  At least back in the "good old days" that was the
> > procedure.
> >
> >  Oh: check what your Bentley has to say (not near mine or I
> > would
> > check for you).
> >
> >  Pat
> >
> > On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:08:49 -0700, Tad wrote:
> > I have no experience with VW autos, but did you shift
> > through the gears?
> > > isn't that required to get fluid into all of the
> > various passages?
> > >
> > > Also from what I've read, a VagCom is required to do
> > the fluid fill
> > > "properly"... whatever that means.
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 11:51 AM, Dave Cook <davevw at yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm having a bit of an odd situation I think.
> > This is an '01 Jetta with
> > > > the 4-speed auto transmission.
> > > >
> > > > I drained the transmission, changed the filter
> > and cleaned up the pan.
> > > >
> > > > I put things back together and set about checking
> > the level just now. I
> > > > had put 4 liters in, so I fully expected that
> > almost no fluid would
> > > come out
> > > > of the check-hole and I would have to put in
> > about a half a liter.
> > > >
> > > > When I removed the plug, a pretty good amount of
> > fluid came out! And kept
> > > > coming out. So I put the plug back in and shut
> > the car down.
> > > >
> > > > The little tube is in there in the pan but I
> > think something may be wrong
> > > > (though I couldn't see anything when the pan was
> > off yesterday). When I
> > > > pulled the plug yesterday, it seemed like quite a
> > lot of fluid came out-I
> > > > was surprised. But then decided that it could
> > have just been that the
> > > > engine wasn't running so no fluid was being
> > pumped up inside.
> > > >
> > > > But the amount of fluid coming out now is
> > disconcerting given that I've
> > > > only put 4 liters in so far.
> > > >
> > > > Thoughs?
> > > > Dave Cook
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