Two things to do right now.

[tyrone27 at gmail.com (Derrick floyd)]

any good way to protect the distributor?  think that and the wires should be
cover first so people aren't left stranded at a car wash

On 9/14/07, Breandan Mcilwain <breandan.mcilwain@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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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