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• Re: Transmission Oil Cooler Leaking - Again!
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 04:03:12 -0600
  ...my automatic transmission fluid cooler > (with a used one) about a year and a half ago, now again I find > transmission > oil in the...
• Re: Automatic Transmission Fluid and Gear Oil Comparrison and Feedback please
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 May 2009 20:59:12 -0400
  ...Automatic Transmission Fluid and Gear Oil Comparrison and Feedback please I am about to change my Auto Transmission fluid and Gear oil, just wondering...
• Re: Diff. Oil ?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 29 Jan 2015 08:48:09 -0800
  ...Oil ? Being on an extended trip with limited resources, I've had to top-up my transmission with a different gear oil than what...
• Re: replacing transmission selector shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Jul 2016 14:04:44 -0400
  These transmissions especially Syncros can and do overheat even with the stock engines. Oiling plates have been developed to improve lubrication to the main...
• Re: Transmission oil recommendation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 21 Aug 2014 00:42:25 -0600
  Valvoline SynPower 75w90 On 21 Aug , 2014, at 12:23 AM, Kk Al wrote: > 87 syncro with a rebuilt transmission with 60k miles. It...
• 82 transmission advice please
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 12:53:56 +0000
  ...My problem�..on one side the CV bolt threads were dripping in clean looking transmission oil. Is there another seal I need to replace...
• Manual Transmission Oil
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 05:37:17 -0500
  ...my trusty transmission fluid pump and went about filling the pump and filling the transmission. That took a while ! The oil that came out...
• The Best Laid Plans...How do you spell RELIEF?
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 04:46:36 -0500
  ...It doesn't matter that they are almost mirror images, or that 3 quarts of drained transmission oil looks a lot like motor oil...
• Auto Transmission Filter?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 22:31:08 -0500
  Another quick question I posted awhile back about changing the oil in my auto transmission and recievied some good advice, which I thank listmembers...
• Re: Auto tranny cooling
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 09:51:38 -0400
  ...Driving at 70 mph had the oil temps in the transmission up to about 215 and the engine oil up to about 245. Once...
• Re: replacing transmission selector shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 28 Jul 2016 05:29:20 -0700
  ...oil leaking from selector shaft > seal. I think this is just a good indicter that you have pressure > building up in the transmission and...
• Automatic transmission final drive gear oil leak.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Tue, 21 May 2019 08:09:06 -0400
  ...The transmission oil is fine. The final drive is down as best I can tell with my finger about � inch in the 1,225...
• Re: Transmission woes...
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Fri, 11 Jun 1999 18:05:51 -0400
  ...Also the leak stopped farily quickly after cooldown, > also pointing to the thicker gear oil. > > Anyways! Now I am looking for a new transmission...
• Re: Checking Transmission Oil
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 12:32:40 -0700
  ...Checking Transmission Oil > > > With all the discussion on what oil to use in the manual transmission I > want to check mine. > > What is the...
• Looking for Automatic Transmission pan and filler tube
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:03:23 -0500
  I am looking for a good condition used oil pan for an automatic transmission and also the oil dipstick tube that screws into the...
• Re: What Oil for Manual Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 23 Nov 2000 09:25:08 -0800
  Geoff, I just bought three liters of Redline MT-90 Manual Transmission oil, though I haven't put them in yet. This is a...
• Problem with '89 Westy - Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Fri, 30 May 1997 10:54:01 -0500
  ...It's got about 66k miles on it and it has had an engine oil leak between the transmission and the engine (front oil...
• Oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:52:52 -0500
  I have an annoying oil leak which I think is the front (flywheel side) main seal. When the transmission was rebuilt I asked the...
• Transmission leaking oil
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
  Thu, 13 Apr 2017 10:12:03 -0400
  Hi, I have a Westfalia Syncro 1989 and my transmission is leaking oil from the door that covers the rear gear. I’ve tried...
• Transmission Oil Additives
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 May 1997 04:37:23 -0500
  Has anyone tried the SLICK 50 type (moly based) additives in their manual transmissions? Any success? 84 Westy "Wally"
• Re: Oil leak betweem engine adn transmission
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 03:34:33 +0100
  ...This leak was > there > before I switched to the synthetic oil last week. > > My engine oil is clean and new. My transmission oil is...
• Transmission leak.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 00:06:17 -0500
  ...I have a transmission that's leaking from where the transmission meets the engine. The van is an 82 aircooled. It used to be...
• Transmission Oil & Drain Tools
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 23 Feb 1998 10:35:41 -0800
  ...you need for the transmission and front differential drain and filler plugs on a '90 syncro? the transmission oil drain plug looks like it...
• Re: Diff. Oil ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 29 Jan 2015 10:08:28 -0800
  ...Oil ? > > Being on an extended trip with limited resources, I've had to top-up my > transmission with a different gear oil than what...
• tranmission oil level
  Historical mailing list - Blue Ridge CycleWorks
  Sat, 18 Mar 2000 17:43:17 -0500
  ...My Bentley says that at one point VW decided to use less transmission oil in the 091/1 transmission. Does that apply all the...
• Lubing CV Joints, Struck Oil !
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 12:37:31 -0800
  ...On one side in the rear, at the transmission, black oil poured out. About half a cup. I didn't wait to see if...
• Re: Syncro manual transmission oil fill point
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Mon, 11 May 1998 02:05:33 EDT
  ...INAME.COM writes: << I'd like to check the oil level in the manual transmission on my 1987 Westy Syncro. I haven't done...
• Re: transmission oil
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 19:47:07 -0700
  ...transmission oil > > Ok, I finally decided to change my transmission oil. I have some > questions first: > > 1- what oil do I buy. It looks...
• Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:08:13 -0400
  If you have an automatic transmission, what's the possibility of it being transmission fluid? Mike
• Re: '91 Westy Manual Transmission Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 21:57:07 -0500
  ...I've been > having shifting difficulty with the advance of cold weather here in PA, > so I'm changing the transmission oil (putting in...
• Re: Transmission corroding through
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 02:23:52 -0400
  Hi Bill, I'd drain all the oil overnight, then tilt the van so the hole is highest & no more oil drains. then I...
• synthetic tranny oil
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Nov 1995 09:52:39 -0800
  I just changed the oil in my '87 syncro transmission (probably for the first time since vehicle was new). I used a snythetic (Red...
• Re: Auto Transmission fluid change
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 8 Aug 2021 17:49:52 -0400
  ...gathering the information I need to do a > > complete > > oil change on my Automatic Transmission. > > > > Dennis and I have started the conversation and I...
• oil pump shaft for automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Kinesis Conceptos Audiovisuales
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:38:22 -0700
  Hi, Does anyone has a pump shaft for automatic transmission for sale? Ramon Celaya Kinesis Conceptos Audiovisuales (686) 551-9292
• Re: replacing transmission selector shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 26 Jul 2016 07:01:47 -0700
  ...replacing transmission selector shaft seal > > My '87 has transmission oil leaking from where the selector shaft enters > the transmission case. Is it fairly straight...
• Re: transmission, final drive oil level
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:14:39 -0700
  ...Bentley stated that for 1987 Westy level of transmission oil is >>>> >>>> to >>> >>> bew 15 mm below the lower lip of filling hole. But 2...
• Re: no GL-4 available
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 19:20:43 -0500
  ...The secret to their success is two-fold. > First, they have the appropriate coefficient of friction for most manual > transmission synchronizers. Many gear oils...
• Re: Procedure: Replacing Trans Final Drive Seals
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 10:49:27 -0500
  ...Tom, On my 90 Multivan with Auto the differential oil was getting into the Auto transmission so when I checked the auto transmission fluid...
• Syncro manual transmission oil fill point
  Historical mailing list - thetrans
  Sun, 10 May 1998 15:41:37 -0400
  I'd like to check the oil level in the manual transmission on my 1987 Westy Syncro. I haven't done this before, and...
• Re: GL5 vs GL4 Gear Oils
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 16:18:00 -0600
  ...I never have understood why people don't want to chainge the oil in the transmissions and in more conventional vehicles, even the rear...
• Re: OK, Swepco gear oil..
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:29:37 -0400
  ...Redline says: "Red Line MTL may be used in transmissions which recommend 75W, 80W, or 85W GL-4 gear oils, or SAE 30 or...
• Re: Oil leak when engine has been warm for a couple of hours
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Tue, 4 May 2010 14:55:29 -0700
  ...Philippe On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 9:59 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Is it engine oil or transmission oil? Engine...
• Re: For those with automatic transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 19 Feb 2015 17:54:35 -0800
  Thermostat controlled oil cooling devices are nice, they insure the oil will get to the needed temps. Rob vwrobb@gmail.com At 2/19...
• replacing transmission selector shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 25 Jul 2016 18:25:40 -0700
  My '87 has transmission oil leaking from where the selector shaft enters the transmission case. Is it fairly straight forward to replace the seal...
• Auto Transmission fluid change
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 8 Aug 2021 11:41:22 -0400
  Hi folks, I’m currently gathering the information I need to do a complete oil change on my Automatic Transmission. Dennis and I have...
• Re: Transmission Oil & Drain Tools
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Mon, 23 Feb 1998 11:22:20 -0800
  ...you need for the > transmission and front differential drain and filler plugs on a '90 > syncro? the transmission oil drain plug looks like it...
• ATF leaking & level too high on dipstick - '89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sytsma
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 09:23:45 -0700
  ...How do I check the oil level? I'm hoping that the PO was just ignorant, and over-filled the transmission with ATF. If...
• Drippy Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 22:01:40 -0700
  When I was changing the transmission oil in my '88 Westfalia (I switched to synthetic and it made a noticeable difference in ease of...
• 5 speed manual running in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 11:54:27 +0100
  Now, another way to help my oil-dripping transmission would be to use the original Audi Transmission on my V6-engine. But can a...
• Re: darkening coolant... oil...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 09:10:52 -0400
  ...Sounds like it's got oil floating on it...but engine oil ain't red. ATF, on the other hand... I'm going to...
• Re: Checking Transmission Oil
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 11:42:14 +0000
  ...Webb wrote: >With all the discussion on what oil to use in the manual transmission I >want to check mine. > >What is the tool...
• Opinions please on this injector hose
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:25:59 -0600
  MEYLE 73379 TYPE B 7.0X 12.6 MM Cotton Overbraided Fuel Fuel Resistant Oil Resistant For delivery of transmission oil, fuel oil, automotive...
• Re: Clutch Cross Shaft Arm Wear. Abnormal? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 20:36:25 -0700
  ...Daryl would say use gear oil. He would, he would. If you feel a need to spend big bucks for you transmission oil, get...
• transmission oil change
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 20:33:49 -0500
  I took out my transmission oil drain plug and there are little metal = filings stuck to magnetic rod attached to the plug, there are...
• Re: re. Who makes GL-4 transmission oil and why do I need it?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 16:58:01 -0400
  ...Apparently, it is a common gear oil used in tractors and in outboard motors. -Larry Gary wrote: > David Marshall wrote:I've been going...
• Oil Seals
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 17:14:17 EDT
  Volks, I have a 1984 Westy that is leaking oil around the front crankshaft seal [one nearest the transmission]. Do I have to remove...
• Transmission woes...
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 15:00:44 -0700
  ...Also the leak stopped farily quickly after cooldown, also pointing to the thicker gear oil. Anyways! Now I am looking for a new transmission...
• Re: Pennzoil GL-5 gear oil - OK to use?
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Tue, 16 May 2000 15:17:22 -0400
  ...GL-5 gears oils which are required in hypoid differentials are not used in most synchromesh transmissions because the chemicals used to provide the...
• Re: transmission oil change
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 20:03:54 -0700 (PDT)
  On Thu, 26 Jun 1997, Dave wrote: > I took out my transmission oil drain plug and there are little metal = > filings stuck to magnetic...
• Re: Auto Transmission fluid change
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 8 Aug 2021 16:12:20 -0500
  ...gathering the information I need to do a complete > oil change on my Automatic Transmission. > > Dennis and I have started the conversation and I...