Re: [T3] Auto Tranny FAQ?

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 10 Mar 2004 at 23:02, Daniel Baum wrote:

> Yes. I have noticed that effect in the past too. My tranny does have a very
> slow leak. 

Dave Hall and I drove my '69 AT Squareback to Parma. That car had been parked 
for about 4 years and one of the first things I noticed was that the ATF level 
kept dropping. In the beginning, I was adding ~1 qt of ATF for every 2 fillups 
and was really annoyed at the thought of all that wasted oil for such a long 
trip.

Getting everything warmed up for significant amounts of time eventually had a 
good effect and the ATF consumption dropped off on the second day of the trip 
and was almost completely gone by the third. I think the return trip consumed 
less than 1 qt of ATF. Russ claimed, and was probably right, that the pan 
gasket just needed to get wet and warm enough that it would swell up again and 
start doing its job.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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