Hello,
A co-worker of mine owns a 1996 VW Jetta GL w/ 5 spd tranny. Lately she?s been hearing a whine from the shifter area when coming to a stop or accelerating from one. The noise has been growing for about two months. It?s definitely dependant on the vehicle?s speed and not the engine?s.
I know there are a few possible causes. I don?t pretend to know what?s most common with VW?s though... don?t know a thing about most of them.
My thought was check the tranny for leaks, flush and fill the tranny with some good gear oil like Redline 75W90. And baring leaking seals see how it holds up. She?s certain she?s never had the gear oil changed and the car has 110K miles.
Is there an online copy of the service manual for this car?
My questions are:
1) I presume the drain?s easy enough to find, what about the fill plug? Does anyone have a pic of where it?s at? 2) How much oil does this tranny require? 3) Is there a filter?Thanks!