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• #60 by bbob203 on 23 Jun, 2012 14:52
• your A C N didn't have 100mm flanges correct?
• #61 by R.O.R-2.0 on 24 Jun, 2012 11:13
• Quote from: bbob203 on 23 Jun, 2012 14:52

  your A C N didn't have 100mm flanges correct?
  

  
  NO ACN has 100mm flanges.. i had to put make mine that way..
• #62 by 92EcoDiesel Jetta on 06 Jul, 2012 07:38
• well my acn is doing great! I flushed the tranny a few times
   with valvoline gl4 / gl5, then I put in pennzoil synchromesh, which stopped it from popping out of 5th. shifting into all gears is smooth,not notchy. 
  
   does anyone know if pennzoil synchromesh is the same as gm synchromesh? pennzoil is $6.99 a qt at advance auto parts. gm synchromesh is $18.
  
   my acn requires adding half a liter through the speedo hole after it spills out the side filler hole. is there a spec for oil level at the speedo hole? seems like I should make a speedo hole dipstick and do all my level checking and filling from there and never have to touch that side plug again.
• #63 by CRSMP5 on 06 Jul, 2012 08:11
• if dry... 2.25 quarts... i only speedo hole my stuff..
• #64 by R.O.R-2.0 on 06 Jul, 2012 11:47
• Quote from: CRSMP5 on 06 Jul, 2012 08:11

  if dry... 2.25 quarts... i only speedo hole my stuff..
  

  
  speedo hole FTW, 2.25 qts as well..
  
  2 qts GL4 gear oil, and a half pint of suspended moly lube..
• #65 by 92EcoDiesel Jetta on 07 Jul, 2012 04:33
• Quote from: R.O.R-2.0 on 06 Jul, 2012 11:47

  Quote from: CRSMP5 on 06 Jul, 2012 08:11

  if dry... 2.25 quarts... i only speedo hole my stuff..
  

  
  speedo hole FTW, 2.25 qts as well..
  
  2 qts GL4 gear oil, and a half pint of suspended moly lube..
  

  
   What brand GL4 are you using? what's the moly for? wouldn't that change the friction characteristics  of the oil for the synchros?
• #66 by theman53 on 07 Jul, 2012 05:58
• http://www.brokevw.com/020oil.html
• #67 by 92EcoDiesel Jetta on 07 Jul, 2012 07:17
• Quote from: theman53 on 07 Jul, 2012 05:58

  http://www.brokevw.com/020oil.html
  

  
  That's a great site and I've read that one before. What I am trying to do is make it easier for any future 020 oil level checks and changes. I guess I will have to make my own speedo hole dipstick and calibrate it.
• #68 by theman53 on 07 Jul, 2012 07:51
• this is what I did
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/13558423@N02/2170694143/
• #69 by 92EcoDiesel Jetta on 07 Jul, 2012 08:02
• Quote from: theman53 on 07 Jul, 2012 07:51

  this is what I did
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/13558423@N02/2170694143/
  

  
  That's cool. I was thinking of something similar. Have you tried to mark the speedo and read the level on the cable/ gear? That would eliminate a special tool (that can get lost).
  
  Does anyone know the viscoisty index of the VW GL4 gear oil? The Pennzoil Synchromesh is 9.08 cSt at 100C, I've read somewhere that it may be too thin and should not be used. Anyone used Pennzoil Synchromesh longterm and have done oil analysis?
  
  http://www.pennzoil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Synchromesh-Manual-Trans-Fluid.pdf