At 01:48 PM 1/07/2003 -0400, you wrote:

>Subject: sythetic auto trans fluid?
>
>Hi Volks,
>
>  It's time to change auto tranny fluid and I want to go with
>synthetic. Does anyone know if syn. trans fluid is going to mix well
>with the residual dexron III left in the trans?

   Fred,

   I don't honestly know what the theoretical ramifications of mixing
   synthetic trans fluid with the original dexron III are however...

   FWIW,I changed over to synth trans fluid at 90,000kms cos it
   seemed like a good thing to do.I ran that fluid in the box until
   about 210,000kms,then drained and replaced with new synth
   fluid ...just cos I hate the thought of the same fluid going around
   indefinately.

   Anyway,now at just over 250,00kms,the gearbox is still as sweet
   as ever so obviously it can't be said that gearbox problems will
   certainly arise should you change to synthetic fluid.
   So beware any sooth-sayers preaching inevitable doom and gloom ;)
   Maybe I'm just easy on the gearbox since I still have the original
   clutch too....damn this Volkswagen reliability :-)

   YMMV,
   Steve O
   NSW Australia
   '92 Transporter WBX Kombi
   '00 Transporter Double Cab
   '03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck)