Oils for the Syncro Transaxle and Differential

Recommended Oils:

VW Synthetic Oil (80w GL-4)Transaxle& Front Diff.

OR

Redline MT 90 (75w90 GL-4) or GL-4) in theTransaxle,

AND

Redline 75w90 (GL-5) in the Front Diffferential

Transaxle Capacity:

4.5 litres Total Capacity

4 litres on Refill = 4.205 US Quarts on Refill

(1/2 litre cannot be drained.)

Front Differential Capacity:

1.5 litres = 1.605 US Quarts

DO NOT use a GL-5 in the transaxle

unless you are absolutely sure it has proper, non-corrosive additives, or it could cut the life of the internal "synchros" by half. The additives in GL-5 oils are corrosive to the synchros and other transaxle parts. Use a GL-4.