Date:         Sat, 28 Mar 1998 09:23:58 -1000
Reply-To:     Peter Zendzian <peterz@GTE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Peter Zendzian <peterz@GTE.NET>
Subject:      Re: auto tranny vs. manual/1
Comments: To: Jwilli941 <Jwilli941@AOL.COM>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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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