Ok, for those of us that are too poor to pay someone else or just like doing the work ourselves, what type of service does an automatic tranny require? Pete peterz@gte.net '83.5 Vanagon
>Hello! > >As an ex-VW dealer mechanic all I have to say is have that auto trans serviced >at least every 24,000 miles or 2 years by a compentent VW tech. If you mainly >drive in town or haul heavy loads or tackle the Rockies on a regular basis >then >I would seriously think about having it serviced at least once a year or >12-15,000 >miles. I saw far too many automatics that the owner never or minimally >serviced >that would come in with problems and when we drained the ATF it looked like >gear oil! In my book it is far cheaper over the long run to service an >automatic >more than the mfg. calls for than to ignore it until you have no choice but to >rebuild it. > >Todd Hill >VolksWerks Transaxles >Olympia, WA |
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