Exactly that simple...no magic to it if you tackle it in that order...Redline is the best oil but hard to come by at times..check the web site for a dealer near you...any name brand synthetic GL4 75-90 oil will work..just not quite as well in extreme cold or marginal syncro cases..Daryl- AA Trans On Sat, 21 Jul 2001 17:28:14 -0400 Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> writes: > > Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 13:58:33 -0600 > From: Blake Thornton <thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU> > Subject: transmission oil > > Ok, I finally decided to change my transmission oil. I have some > questions first: > > 1- what oil do I buy. It looks like bentley says to buy GL-4, 80W. > I > also assume I should be buying redline oil. > > 2- Anything special to do? I'm assuming I'll open up the filler > bolt to > make sure it opens, then open up the drain plug and drain the oil, > then > just fill it up and close it all up. > > Is it this simple? > > thanks for any help. > > blake > 84 westy > slc, ut > Daryl of AA Transaxle Duvall, WA.(Seattle area) (425) 788-4070 1-877-377-0773 toll free http://www.aatransaxle.com (web site) |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.