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Cheers petethefeet, the gasket is a 2mm fibre one not the profiled rubber one for the gearbox sump.
Glad you cleared this confusion up will crack on changing the gasket and filling it with sae 90.thanks all!!

My Bentley manual says at the start of the differential automatic transmission section (page 39.49 section 39) it says it takes it has a lubricant capacity of 1.3 litres
A viscosity of sae 90
Type hypoid ,MIL-L 2105B , API/GL-5
Is this correct???

Ah , cheers . I have a Haynes manual and a Bentley one but still not sure . I know the gearbox takes dexron 6 as just had a rebuild. I just don't want to muck it all up making a rookie mistake!! I have seen a section on final drive oil but not sure what it is tbh , I have the seal on the way from vw...

Hi guys , we have a 1987 t25 automatic gearbox . It has a leak off the sump gasket so am going to replace it .what oil do I use as just as well change it while I'm there.many thanks.

Hi all , I have a 1.9 petrol dg engine with a automatic gearbox .the gearbox has been leaking so bought a new gasket and fitted it but its now leaking from the filler pipe.does anyone know where I can find a replacement olive for it.many thanks

Hi all!! Very happy bunny today , had a good go at the engine checking for other causes of tappit noise combined with coughing and eventually found a very loose spark plug about 4 turns from coming out .refitted it and runs like a dream once more. I have certainly learnt a lesson.

Sorry mocki,got wrong end of the stick....sounds like a good possibility will make sure I check them out.

Great advice as always , will definitely check rocker covers before getting into it , and come to think of it there is some oil around the cover joints which was not there before .i am pretty sure its not running lean though as I haven't altered the timing in ages .will let you know how it goes.

Hi,just driven a 150 miles down the motorway in our 87 t25 1.9 petrol and engine is very tappity and backfiring a little on idle.my mechanic is going to replace the hydraulic tappits but in the manual it says to adjust to touch and then give it two whole turns is that correct???? There seems to be s...

Many thanks for reply will have to get a later one then cause my bolt on bits may need changing too and frankensteining engines just aint my bag im strictly a stuff an engine in and go guy

Hi are there any difference between a early dg 1.9 petrol watercooled engine and a later one made in 87? Many thanks.

Sorry been off the grid for a couple of days as phone had a gravity issue!!!it never rains but it pours!! Making a system up is somthing dunnings automatics said they might do but be careful as from what i understand it does not just cool the oil as the engine is started it first helps warm the oil ...

They may have been talking of others i am no expert on these but as long as it is changed regular the original one should be fine for a good while.there are other kits out there as on the gowesty site it has a page saying why their kit is better .personally i will stick to the one designed by vw !!!

According to what i was told the poor performance of the units is due to the pipe size not large enough to do the job when gearbox under high stress .there are other coolers out there but i think they are generic ones.the original cooler type should be changed every 10 years to be safe.

Hi all ,i have spent a couple of days trawling the web and phone book and after speaking to lots of experts in automatic gearboxes they mostly agree the new oil cooler versions are not the best and are prone to overheat.so i went back to my list and eventually found vw heritage (08458738328) who can...