Date:         Mon, 27 Nov 2000 20:42:31 -0800
Reply-To:     aatransaxle@JUNO.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Daryl Christensen <aatransaxle@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: 5sp tranny drain & fill
Comments: To: tobin.copley@UBC.CA
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It is standard practice to mix the oils....(dino & synthetic)...its done
regularly because many shops just top off a low tranny with whatever is
handy unless the customer states not to...Run the van awhile till its
tranny oil is warm ( 20 miles???) and then drain as much as you can for
as long as you can while its still warm...after 30 or 60K (your choice)
then drain & refill again...any dealer that states it is not recommended
or required to change its oil just doesn't care...I see what they really
look like internally and those that change the oils are in much better
condition...Have Fun

Daryl of AA Transaxle
Duvall, WA.(Seattle area)
(425) 788-4070
1-877-377-0773 toll free
http://www.aatransaxle.com (web site)On Mon, 27 Nov 2000 15:41:18 -0800
Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA> writes:
> And a nagging question to add to Robin's question: is it acceptable
> to replace dino-based tranny oil with synthetic without completely
> draining the transmission of the old dino oil first?  With the
> tranny
> in the car, and draining out the drain plug, some oil (as much as a
> litre?) is left inside.  I understand the transmission case has to
> be
> turned upside down to get all of the old oil out.
>
> So what's the deal?  Okay to leave some dino in there and refill
> with
> synthetic?
>
> T.
>
> At 9:09 AM +0100 11/24/00, Robin Oomkes wrote:
> >On a side note:
> >I asked the VW dealer's to fill the tranny with synthetic oil but
> >they wouldn't
> >do it. They just use minerals, and even then they were reluctant to
> change the
> >gear oil "as it's not necessary"!
> >
> >Guess I'll do the drain and fill myself. Anyone ever done this on a
> 5speed
> >diesel transmission? Pitfalls? I think I know which orifices to
> use,
> >but what's
> >the best way to get the stuff from the can into the van? Thanks for
> any help.
>
> --
>
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> Tobin Copley        Bowen Island, BC, Canada      49deg 23'N-123deg
> 19'W
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> '82 Westfalia 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky")
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