Gearbox Top Up 1.9tdi

[mikethegas]

I'm a new member with a 1997 mk 1 done 130k mls had it 2nd hand at 75k: much impressed by website tho difficult to find info. (is there a search by topic button?) 2 questions.

 

1. While servicing me motah using haynes i found it is possible to check the gearbox oil level. It used nearly a litre! The owners handbook says you dont have to replace the oil so previously I did not bother; question is have i buggd the gear box? Seems to work ok except it has been difficult to enter 1st without a crunch. Could this be cables?

 

2. Should the rear conditioner pump out cold air? Only recently discovered this bit of gear ! It only pushes out warmish air across the floor, tho havnt tried it on a long run. Will do next week on run to south of France. As with the front conditioner should it be regularly used ? As it has been on holiday for 55k wil it ever work? what do I do to restore it?

[seatkid]

Seems to work ok except it has been difficult to enter 1st without a crunch.

What gearbox oil did you use? If, as I think, you have the Ford VXT 75 gearbox, it requires very special oil, looks like ATF. Using conventional oil will lead to rapid gearbox failure, the crunch is a symptom of the wrong (too thick) oil.

 

Should the rear conditioner pump out cold air?  Only recently discovered this bit of gear !  It only pushes out warmish air across the floor

Only if you have the optional dual A/c climate control. This can be identified by having roof vents in the back which blow cold air, which I doubt you have.

 

Dual temp control does not mean you have dual a/c climate control.....

[mikethegas]

Thanks to Seatkid. The oil is like ATF (nice smell if your into oil sniffing) and is as specified in the owners handbook, Different to the type specified by Haynes tho. Presume Fraud takes precedence.

 

No roof vents so presume no a/c in the rear. Front a/c does not seem as cool as it used to be. Have read several notices about the subject bot DOB leaves me confused about the remedy.