Two things to do right now.

[jdbubb at verizon.net (Dan Bubb)]

Already tried to make that standard operating procedure.
Didn't take!
But, I'm all for it!

From: "Breandan Mcilwain" <breandan.mcilwain@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: Two things to do right now.


> yes get those engine compartment clean!!  and not just the top either, raise
> the car up and get the bottom side of your motor and tranny clean!!!  not
> only does it look nice but it helps dan and i from getting covered in crap
> when we do our tech days.  i think from now on we need to make this standard
> operating procedure for our tech days!
> 
> 
> 
> On 9/14/07, Dan Bubb <jdbubb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Several of us in Maryland had another tech day last weekend to replace
>> Roger's transmission.
>> This simply reinforced what I've run across before.
>> If you haven't already done these two items, do them as soon as possible.
>>
>> 1. Drain and refill your tranny if you haven't done it recently or since
>> you bought the car. Get the crap out of it and know how much gear lube is in
>> it.
>> There were a lot of tranny failures this year, mostly 5th gear failures,
>> and getting new gear lube and the right quantity in there will go a long way
>> to prevent that.
>> http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3433805
>>
>> 2. Replace the seal between the oil cooler and the filter mounting
>> bracket! Most old seals will just leak. This seal gets hard and will leak
>> oil all over the front of your engine, but it can also crack and drain your
>> oil out on the road in a couple minutes leaving you stranded.
>>
>> Another related thought is that a tranny I took apart recently had the
>> sludgiest parts I've ever seen. It was also extremely dirty on the outside.
>> I assume that the dirt on the outside caused the tranny to run hot and cause
>> the sludge. I know it's a total pain in the ass for some of you, but you
>> might want to consider pressure washing your engine compartment and in
>> particular the transmission.
>>
>> HTH
>> Dan
>>
>>
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