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Bother - advice needed on VW Golf Autobox
« on: 05 June 2010, 20:38:21 »
SWMBO's Golf has been slow to engage a gear when first put into R or D so I thought it was time check the autobox oil level.

It took about half a pint of fluid to get it up to the correct level. I put a little too much in to be sure and caught the excess in a bowl.

I'm guessing by the colour of the fluid that this gearbox is not long for this world  :(

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Re: Bother - advice needed on VW Golf Autobox
« Reply #1 on: 06 June 2010, 10:44:18 »
My key question for any auto gearbox experts out there is:

does the colour of that ATF look terminal? or is it fairly normal for a 100,000 mile vehicle?
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Re: Bother - advice needed on VW Golf Autobox
« Reply #2 on: 06 June 2010, 10:46:53 »
Generally ATF should come out a darkish red. If its brown, its probably knackered.  Its not easy to see the true colour from a pic.

Probably worth changing the ATF completely anyway....
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Re: Bother - advice needed on VW Golf Autobox
« Reply #3 on: 06 June 2010, 11:10:24 »
lazy operation would suggest atf service overdue
« Last Edit: 06 June 2010, 17:32:32 by chrisgixer »
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Re: Bother - advice needed on VW Golf Autobox
« Reply #4 on: 06 June 2010, 11:32:23 »
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Generally ATF should come out a darkish red. If its brown, its probably knackered.  Its not easy to see the true colour from a pic.

Probably worth changing the ATF completely anyway....
It was as black as old engine oil :(

Spent most of yesterday night and this morning searching the internet for information. Haven't found anything approaching the quality of the information on OOF :-/

I think I will get a sump gasket and filter and give it an oil change.  :y

What I find in the sump will tell me how quickly I need to source a replacement box :-/
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