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Selector mechanism in vehicles up to 02.2009 > < Removing and installing oil seals at clutch end

Polo Mk5

Renewing gear oil
Renewing gear oil
The gearbox is filled for life. Therefore, there is no need to check the oil level of this gearbox.
This explains why there is no oil level check.
If the gearbox has started leaking, check where the oil is coming from.
   
–  Then allow all the remainder of the oil to run out and dispose of it properly.
–  First repair this leak.
–  Then install the drain plug again.
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The new oil is poured in through the breather hole.
If the gearbox has been installed, the air filter and/or battery must be removed in order to fill it with oil, depending on the model and engine size.
Removing and installing air filter housing → Rep. gr.24.
–  Remove battery and -battery tray- → Rep. gr.27.
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–  Pull cap off breather hole.
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–  Fit oil filling adapter -VAS 6262 A- with adapter -VAS 6262/4- on breather hole.
  Note
Shake oil bottles before filling.
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–  Screw adapter -VAS 6262/6- onto bottle and twist onto oil filling adapter -VAS 6262 A-.
–  Fill 1.7 litres of oil.
Do not fill any more or any less oil. Malfunctions would result!
After filling, remove oil filling adapter -VAS 6262 A-. Clean area around breather hole with a cloth and fit the breather cap.
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Selector mechanism in vehicles up to 02.2009 > < Removing and installing oil seals at clutch end