Two things to do right now.

[breandan.mcilwain at gmail.com (Breandan Mcilwain)]

haha, maybe we should make that our next tech day!!  everyone gets those oil
leaks fixed and then off to the car wash for a cleansing



On 9/14/07, Dan Bubb <jdbubb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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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