Fill plug is on the Left side just fwd of the CV joint if I do
recall..Typical VW 17mm allen head
Daryl of AA Transaxle
425-788-4070
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger VanTill" <motelvw@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: Getting a sample of the diff oil?

>I believe there's a big allen head plug on the passenger side of the diff
> for filling. Unscrew that and there should be fluid up to the hole. You
> can
> get some tubing in there and siphon a little out otherwise.
>
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> As my reader will know, my mechanic suspects that there might be a leak
>> between the tranny and the differential on account of the level of oil in
>> the differential has been dropping, and the fluid in the (automatic)
>> transmission looks a bit discolored.
>>
>> If there is a leak, it's Bad News.
>>
>> One way to investigate this is to separate the two and inspect/replace
>> seals. The quote I got for that is $350 to $400.
>>
>> Dennis Haynes suggested an alternate approach: get an oil analysis done
>> to
>> see if the two lubricants are getting contaminated with each other.
>> That's
>> $10 for the kit, postage extra.
>>
>> This strikes me as a more affordable approach.
>>
>> Bentley's doesn't show (that I can find) where the filler plug of the
>> differential is. So my question is: what's the easiest way to get a few
>> drops of differential oil out of the thing? Special tools needed?
>>
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
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>>