Transfer Case 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.
- The transmission must be still for at least 15 minutes to make sure the oil settles internally.
- Tightening specification, refer to CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING OVERVIEW .
General repair instructions, refer to REPAIR INFORMATION .
Clean working conditions for the automatic transmission, refer to GUIDELINES FOR CLEAN WORKING CONDITIONS
-- Place the V.A.G 1782 under the transmission.
Danger of eye injury.
- Wear protective goggles.
-- Remove the sealing plug -arrow- on the side of the transfer case.
- Specified value: The level is correct when the transmission fluid comes up to the bottom edge of oil filler hole.
-- Allow the excess gear oil to drain if necessary.
-- Add gear oil if necessary until it runs out of the gear oil filler hole.
-- Repeat the process in steps every 15 seconds with 50 ml of gear oil until the transfer case stops accepting gear oil.
The inside of the transfer case is divided into several oil chambers. The waiting period is necessary to ensure they are all filled evenly.
Replace the drain plug and gasket.
-- Tighten the new sealing plug.