Date:         Sun, 12 Dec 2004 18:25:42 -0600
Reply-To:     Jeff Palmer <icecoldvw@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jeff Palmer <icecoldvw@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: filling or refilling tranny?
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What's the proper type of Redline for an automatic transmission?

Thanks
Jeff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daryl Christensen" <aatransaxle@DIRECWAY.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: filling or refilling tranny?


> Some FAQ's I have gotten every time Redline oil comes up.
>  1. Definately change the oil every 2 years...even with Redline....That is
> the best thing that can be done to keep from becoming a customer of
> mine...You should see tha drek that is inside some of these trannys...
> 2. Change the trans oil hot if possible and you will get much more out of
> them...cold oil will take extra hours to drain the same amount.
> 3. You can mix dino and synthetic oils.
> 4. With bell housing downhill a few degrees you will get an extra pint of
> oil out during draining, but it still takes time for it to creep out of
> there. Do it hot after driving a 1/2 hr
> 5. I have seen no diference in filling the trans 15mm below the fill hole
or
> to the bottom of the fill hole...driven them both ways on purpose...just
> fill it somewhere close and they seem fine.
> 6. Dry fill on a 2wd trans is about 4.5 qts
> 7. Dry fill on a syncro is more like just less than 6 qts and by removing
> the plate on the G/Rev housing with the 6 bolts in it, you can get another
> pint or more of oil out. Simply RTV the cover back on with the surfaces
dry
> & clean...
> Hope that helps..holler if any more questions
> Daryl of AA Transaxle
> Duvall, WA. (Seattle area)
> 1-877-377-0773 toll free
> 425-788-4070
> aatransaxle.com
>
>
>
>
> > Same questions as Bill's plus one.  Is it possible to tilt/park the
> > Vanagon
> > in such a way that more of or nearly all the old oil will drain (4 sp,
> > manual, 2wd)?  Or can this only be done with the tranny out?  (Ok,
that's
> > 2
> > questions.)
>
> >
> >> If I wanted to drain my tranny and refill it with the Redline MT90 and
it
> >> still has 1.5 quarts of the original tranny oil in there, will mixing
the
> >> original and synthetic oil cause any trouble? Or do you have the take
the
> >> tranny out and really drain it all out? Just something in the back of
my
> >> mind
> >> > Okay,  I just filled my 091 4-speed tranny with Redline MT90.   The
> >> > tranny
> >> > is out of the bus and was totally empty. I carefully leveled it and
> >> > pumped
> >> > in 3.7 US quarts, but it did not bring it up to the bottom of the
fill
> >> > hole.  So, I checked Bentley again and it says in a footnote that the
> >> > capacities given are for a RE-fill because normally 1.5 quarts will
> >> > remain
> >> > in the tranny even after draining it (assuming, I think, that tranny
is
> >> > left in the vehicle and that the vehicle is level).
> >>
>
>