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The code ia stamped in the bottom of the housing.



You will need the original 5spd box repair manual.

VW T25 - Sir Adventure https://share.google/VYHnQDow7Ank3aofO

The official quantity depends on the tranny code and if the van is petrol or diesel and early or late syncro or not. 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 are all appear in the official repair manuals. All are quantities for a dry box. Later it was defined by the level to ease shifting in cold weather. The 15mm bel...

I just replaced my 15yr old brake hoses as a preventative maintenance (might be a bad idea with todays part quality). The new rear hoses are a bit longer than the old ones not much but they are almost touching the crossmember. Did not measure, I would say the difference is about a centimeter. The ne...

The main difference nowadays the fancy ones have displays and if the units itself are smaller depth if you don't want a high end one. Otherwise they are the same as the old ones. The ISO connector is standard nowadays, and most of the jnits are digital press switch on so you need battery+ for the me...

On some markets (and maybe in some time range in germany) vans also had to have tachographs. https://www.ilcats.ru/?brand=vw&function=getParts&market=RDW&model=T2&modelcode=65&year=1986&group=9&subgroup=957&part=149010&language=en https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/p8...

278x175x175mm the original physical size. It was 62Ah by factory, nowadays it is a 65-72A depending the manufacturer.
I use Exide EA722.  

IIRC 315x175x190mm size fits, just barely. 

They are "lifetime fill" by VW, which means no need to change in the designed lifetime of the vehicle. Which was around 10-15 yrs and 200k kms. Passed a long time ago... From the "common wisdom of the internet" the best you can do to your gearbox is to change the oil relative fre...

AFAIK the wiring goes in the left grommet and only the washer pipe in the right.

It is the spring of the locking rod.

Nr 12 and 13 on this pic depending the side:

https://www.ilcats.ru/?brand=vw&functio ... anguage=en

Factory connection should be here, the wire coming through the hole:



I think it gets the ground through the bearings

You can set the caster and the camber with a digital protractor and a bubble level, and the toe with jack stands, string and measuring rod/tape measure. How do I set the caster with a digital protractor , I’ve looked on YouTube etc but nothing on caster using digital protractor method , it’s all ve...

they are ultrasonicly welded, so it is not easy to remove them and the remaining plastic will be ugly.

I did replace my broken ones. It was a PITA

As above, it is the oil pressure warning light electronics.

Some of the blue foil replacement PCBs have it implemented - the Gowesty one comes to mind, but I am not sure. Maybe the SHC has it too.

As others already said re-mapping on early ECU-s a bit harder. It means chip swap. I think it is hard to find a good map that fits the short gearbox ratios and aerodynamics of our bricks. And really hard to find a good tuner who understand that and makes a nice custom one. Depending the engine insta...

Thanks guys!
Got the same info on FB. Some said if the shorter facing front that helps with alignment. So I did them that way.