Front Final Drive Gear Oil Level, Checking and Filling

Front Final Drive Gear Oil Level, Checking and Filling

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items 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 ] Description and Operation.

• General repair instructions, refer to => [ Repair Information ] Repair Information.

• Clean working conditions for the automatic transmission, refer to => [ Clean Working Conditions ] 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.


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.

• For the correct transmission fluid refer to the Electronic Parts Catalog (ETKA).

• Replace the drain plug and gasket.

- Tighten the new sealing plug.