Changing out the gear oil in a 96 Jetta GL w/ 5spd...

External Since: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 280

drain the transmission. out of the 17 mmm drain plug. 1.9 liters or 2.0
quarts goes in. . fill it through the speedometer cover. on the top of the
transmission.
"cre" wrote in message

>I wasn't expecting an: official, free, online or downloadable manual.
> They're available all over the place for a large number of cars... I
> just can't find anything for a VW. I presume they're much more
> agressive about not allowing their service info being shared freely
> than other manufacturers. Toyota, Honda, Chevy and Ford... I've found
> complete online versions of service manuals for car models made by
> those four manufacturers just using Google.
>
> At anyrate, that's all academic. The only info I need at this point is
> the location of the fill plug and the quantity required. Does anyone
> know?
>
> Thanks
>
> "Papa" wrote:
> > AFAIK there are no online service manuals for Volkswagens (or
> > any other
> > vehicle manufacturer for that matter). Bentley sells excellent
> > service
> > manuals for various VW, Audi, etc. vehicles. They are priced
> > at about $50 or
> > less. No other service manual is as good.
>
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External Since: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 280

And GL4 is mandatory. Not GL5.
"Rabbit TDi" wrote in message

> DO NOT use ATF in your manual tranny.
>
> You will need a 17mm Alen to take out the plug on the bottom of the
> tranny to drain it. Then you are supposed to fill the case from the
> side with about 2L of gear oil/manual trans fluid. I've found that if I
> open up the hole where the spedo cable connects into the top of the
> tranny....I can dump in 2L of the stuff and call it a day.
>
> GL
>