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Subject:ATF amount in autotrans?
From:Don in North Carolina
Date:Thu, 16 Dec 2004 22:10:46 -0500

OK, now I'm confused (yeah well, that's easily done).  I am planning on
changing the transmission fluids, both ATF and final drive in the new (to
me) '88 GL.  I plan to change the transmission filter (strainer) at the same
time, to help get as much of the old ATF out and because I don't know when
(or if) it was changed.

I will be refilling with Red Line fluids, they recommend Synthetic D4 ATF
and Synthetic 75W90 gear oil.  My problem is knowing how much ATF I will
need.  Bentley manual says 2.6 quarts in the auto transmission chapter -
BUT - on the back of the manual, it says 3.2 quarts for drain/refill and
6.4! quarts for a dry transmission.  Can anyone who has done the filter
replacement give me a ballpark amount on the fluid I will need?  3 quarts, 4
quarts or 7 quarts?  I assume it would be either 3 or 4 quarts, as I will
not be draining the torque converter, but...

Don in Reidsville, NC
1987 Vanagon GL Syncro (Suzie)
1988 Vanagon GL (Sylvia)

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