Front Final Drive Gear Oil Level, Checking And Filling
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Oil Collecting and Extracting Device V.A.G 1782
- Protective goggles
Procedure
- Transmission fluid temperature: approximately 20 °C (68 °F) (room temperature).
- Move vehicle onto a four-pillar shop hoist or over a work pit so that it is absolutely horizontal.
- Tightening specification, refer to FRONT FINAL DRIVE OVERVIEW .
NOTE:
General repair instructions, refer to REPAIR INFORMATION
Clean working conditions for the automatic transmission, refer to GUIDELINES FOR CLEAN WORKING CONDITIONS .
Always maintain the specified transmission fluid level; the transmission is very sensitive to overfilling.
Follow all applicable disposal regulations.
-- Place the V.A.G 1782 under the transmission.
WARNING:
Danger of eye injury.
- Wear protective goggles.
-- Remove the plug -arrow-.
- Specified value: The oil level is correct when the front final drive is filled to the lower edge of the filler opening.
-- Allow the excess gear oil to drain if necessary.
-- Add gear oil if necessary until it runs out of the gear oil filler hole.
NOTE:
Replace the drain plug and gasket.
-- Tighten the new sealing plug.