Date:         Sat, 21 Jul 2001 19:47:07 -0700
Reply-To:     aatransaxle@JUNO.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Daryl Christensen <aatransaxle@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: transmission oil
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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)