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Hi there, thanks for your reply. Hopefully I drained and refilled the box correctly following the advice I found on this site as well as guidence from a friend of mine who is a senior technician for Citroen. He got me the fluid from a local VW garage so I hope it is ok. One thing I am still not sure of is where the level plug is for this gearbox so I can't be sure the fluid level is correct. There is a 24mm drain plug bolt and a plug in cap for filling. I seem to remember the code for the box is someting like jc j07 or something like that. Any ideas? Thanks again

Hi, I have got a 2001 tdi ghia galaxy with a 5 speed auto box which I have not had very long. I noticed that the gear changes were very jerky so I decided to change the box oil. The stuff that came out looked redish and slightlty darker than the new oil but a friend told me that it looked ok. My concern is that when I measured what came out it was about 6 litres. To drain the oil I removed the 24mm bolt from the bottom of the box case. I have refilled 3.5 litres which appears to be the correct amount for a refil without draining the torque converter. I just wondered if this is right and if so it would appear that the gearbox was somewhat overfilled before! Out of interest I have taken the car on a short test drive and it would seem that it shifts far smoother than before and goes up and down the gears easier. However I don't want to drive it too far in case it needs more oil and I blow it up as a result. Thanks