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bucko
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Location: Coppell, Texas
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 Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:01 am Post subject: GL-4 Manual transmission oil |
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I'm posting this thread to allow those that do a search looking for GL-4 to use in their Vanagon manual transaxle transmission.
Go to a NAPA store and ask for STALUBE part number SL24239. NAPA is a distributor for STALUBE products.
The above product comes in a 1 gallon container and the cost is $18.71 out the door (Florida price including tax). Since the transaxle holds about 3.2 quarts, assuming you can get all of it drained, this is enough to do 1 transaxle oil change with some oil left over.
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Current VW drives: 1984 Westfalia
Past VW drives: 1967 Beetle, 1973 Beetle, 1977 Bus, 1971 Military Type 181
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funagon
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| Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:10 am Post subject: |
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Bucko,
I think you mixed up your pints and quarts. The Bentley says 3 quarts or 3.2 liters to fill the manual transmission. In other words, you'll use 3/4 of that gallon for one gear oil change.
I've used the NAPA stalube and it's probably the cheapest option. Now my van shifts better with redline MT-90 synthetic, especially in the cold.
Instead of using a pump, I drove the van to warm up the gear oil, then raised the front end and drained.
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bucko
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| Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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| funagon wrote: |
Bucko,
I think you mixed up your pints and quarts. The Bentley says 3 quarts or 3.2 liters to fill the manual transmission. In other words, you'll use 3/4 of that gallon for one gear oil change.
I've used the NAPA stalube and it's probably the cheapest option. Now my van shifts better with redline MT-90 synthetic, especially in the cold.
Instead of using a pump, I drove the van to warm up the gear oil, then raised the front end and drained. |
You were correct. I edited my post for future searches to find the correct information.
For punishment, I went out, drained the transaxle, changed it with the Stalube GL-4, then read all of MSINABOTTLE's songs, 3 times each!
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Current VW drives: 1984 Westfalia
Past VW drives: 1967 Beetle, 1973 Beetle, 1977 Bus, 1971 Military Type 181 |
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msinabottle
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Joined: September 20, 2005
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Location: Denver Area, Colorado
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| Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject: PUNISHMENT? |
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PUNISHMENT?
YOU NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD!
Pearls before swine, before SWINE, I tell you!
Just for that...
He rides on Harleys, has a van,
And Bucko is his name-o!
B
U
C-K-O!
B
U
C-K-O!
B
U
C-K-O
And Bucko is his name, o!
Stock is what he most demands,
And Bucko is his name-o!
B
U
C-K-O!
B
U
C-K-O!
B
U
C-K-O
And Bucko is his name, o!
Shall I go on?
Best!
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Vanagon Poet Laureate: "I have suffered in
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bucko
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Joined: December 09, 2004
Posts: 2617
Location: Coppell, Texas
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| Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject: Re: PUNISHMENT? |
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| msinabottle wrote: |
PUNISHMENT?
YOU NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD!
Pearls before swine, before SWINE, I tell you!
Just for that...
He rides on Harleys, has a van,
And Bucko is his name-o!
B
U
C-K-O!
B
U
C-K-O!
B
U
C-K-O
And Bucko is his name, o!
Stock is what he most demands,
And Bucko is his name-o!
B
U
C-K-O!
B
U
C-K-O!
B
U
C-K-O
And Bucko is his name, o!
Shall I go on?
Best! |
Good lord! I promise to proof read and correct before I strike the "submit" button for all future posts. Please forgive me!!!
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Current VW drives: 1984 Westfalia
Past VW drives: 1967 Beetle, 1973 Beetle, 1977 Bus, 1971 Military Type 181 |
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