I seem to remember that a very dry rblt 4 spd takes 4.5 Qts. A 5 spd can't
take much more than that.
Fill it to the bottom of the fill hole and you are good to go...A bit less
is still OK though. The cores I take apart don't seem to suffer from lack of
oil so much as never changing it...ever, it looks like.
Daryl of AA Trans
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn Wright" <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 8:36 AM
Subject: 5 speed trans full fill amount?

> My '83 5 speed DX transmission should be dead empty - it stood on end
> with the bellhousing off for a while. Bentley says it needs 4L / 4.2 US qt
> for
> a fill.
> But for the 4 speed it says 3L is the refill qty, and that 1.5L cannot be
> drained, ie: total is 4.5L. So is the true capacity of the 5 speed then
> 5.5L
> when dead empty? I have filled it with 4L, and approximated the installed
> angle of the trans (it's on a dolly with the engine right now, so I made
> the
> engine oil pan level), and the oil level is still about 1/2 to 3/4" below
> the fill
> hole. Should I add another 1.5L?
>
> Thanks.
> Shawn Wright
> http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
> '85 Jetta D
> '88 Westy 2.1L, soon to be 1.6TD 5 speed
> (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
> '82 Diesel Westy
>