Date:         Wed, 25 Jul 2001 13:33:39 -0600
Reply-To:     Blake Thornton <thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Blake Thornton <thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Tranny oil - level
In-Reply-To:  <Pine.GHP.4.30.0107251143141.17205-100000@falcon.csrv.uidaho.edu>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

So, what is the list opinion on the level of the tranny oil?  I think I
will try draining out a little bit of oil in the next couple of days, but
what does everyone think on this?

thanks,
blake


On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, Matthew Pollard wrote:

> wow! Wait. Stop! You probably put in too much oil!  Really.  The max oil
> is NOT when it flows out but like 1/2" below the plug hole (check that
> figure!) I put in too much once and had to replace the tranny seals 6
> months later!
>
> Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
> Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
> University of Idaho
> www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
>
>
>
> On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, Blake Thornton wrote:
>
> > Well, I got around to putting in new transmission oil yesterday.  I
> > drained the old (brownish in color) and cleaned off my drain plug (it had
> > accumulated quite a collection of metal fragments).
> >
> > I then opened the bottles of redline MT90 and saw pink.  I was immediately
> > worried but then realized that redline is synthetic and not dino oil.  So
> > I dumped it into my tranny (ok, I actually pumped it in with a fluid pump
> > and it worked great).  I used about 4 quarts in the tranny and about 1/5
> > of a quart on the ground (oops!).
> >
> > I then drove around after buttoning everything back up.  My van shifted so
> > wonderfully!  I couldn't believe I was driving the same van.  I wish I had
> > done this earlier.
> >
> > Just thought I'd post my success.
> >
> > blake
> > 84 westy
> > SLC UT
> >
>