Fill from the top, drain from the bottom.. But yeah the car doesn't have to be lifted (Atleast mine didn't have to be)BioDub 02 said:
Sweeps said:
BradleyRas said:
The old oil...miles
)even though I have read plenty of posts
I wouldn't try this , I've seen the filler/drain plug ruined never able to remove again after this was tried . A bolt head isn't tool steel so not hard enough to handle the torque you will apply when trying to remove the plug . It might work perfectly a time or two then one time it will strip out the plug making it impossible to remove .lost1wing said:
Use a 50/50 mix of an oil stabilizer & gear oil and shifts will be smoother . "High Tach" or something similar will do the trick . If the trans is really sloppy this really helps as it coats the gears and synchronizers well all the time reducing wear especially while the system is cold .vflflyer said:I changed my tranny fluid today on my manual 5speed egr. I have 124k miles on it but most is highway driving. The fluid that came out looked new, but hey now I know I can go another 150k and not worry about it. I will now start checking the level every other oil change. I thought if I changed it it would make shifting smoother since my shifting does not seem to be as smooth as it use to be, but it did not. I used what the dealer gave me and they needed my vin number so I assumed they gave me the right stuff.
Does anyone know what else I can do to make it shift easier
All I need to do now is flush out my brake fluid but a little nervous about that because not sure in what order things need to be done (LF, RF, LR, RR, Cluch bleeder
For your 2003 Mk-IV the sequence is:vflflyer said:All I need to do now is flush out my brake fluid but a little nervous about that because not sure in what order things need to be done (LF, RF, LR, RR, Cluch bleeder
Have you lubed you linkage? I'm not sure what lube to use but a shop did this for me once with an oil change it made a huge difference.vflflyer said:Does anyone know what else I can do to make it shift easier
Have you lubed you linkage? I'm not sure what lube to use but a shop did this for me once with an oil change it made a huge difference. I think they just sprayed on the same stuff they used in the door hinges and lock strikers.vflflyer said:Does anyone know what else I can do to make it shift easier
I have some lithium grease that I was going to use on the mechanism under the shifter cover and maybe even squirt some on the linkage. I think its near the clutch bleeder valve.NarfBLAST said:
VW manual transmissions require a GL-4 lubricant... GL-5 fluid should not be used in a synchronized transaxle because the sulphur additives attack the bronze/brass synchros...horsieclatter said:
I did exactly that today when I changed my gear oil, saved me from having to figure out how to do something airheaded, like drive the front onto ramps and jacking up the back to put it on jackstands. (I only have 2 jack-stands, and I have a transmission that had leaked out all its oil.)l_c said:
