<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div>I would be concerned that the seal between the diff and tranny has failed, diluting your oil. I’ve read about a failure something like this on the Samba, and it can be repaired but do not delay as tranny failure can follow if you wait.</div><div><br></div><div>Ray Greenwood wrote:</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Heed this warning:.......if you have a type 003 automatic </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 64, 0);">transmission</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);"> in either a type 3 or 4......you MUST, MUST,MUSt,MUST, MUST, MUST, MUST....get it?...</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">MUST</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">....... </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Change the seal, gaskets and o-rings between the differential and automatic section...every 7 years or 70,000 miles.....or else suffer the fate you have most probably suffered. </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">It is very common that the seal...which is not perfect material for either gear oil or AT fluid...but is a compromise......eventually fails. When this happens, AT fluid gets into the </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 64, 0);">final</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);"> drive SAE 90 oil. It can cause </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 64, 0);">failure</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">. This is very common. I wiped out two transmissions this way before I learned. </span></div><div>-Phil</div><br><div><blockquote type="cite">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Message: 1<br>Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 17:18:17 -0800<br>From: "William J" <<a href="mailto:catnine09@dslextreme.com">catnine09@dslextreme.com</a>><br>To: <<a href="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org">type3@vwtype3.org</a>><br>Subject: [T3] Back to my auto trans diff oil change.<br>Message-ID: <EBD0BB1838AC4579B610BB9480FE45AF@acere355056e8b><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br><br>I was able to get the filler and drain plugs out and drained the diff. It was med brown in color and abou 6 1/2 ounces over full. I never added any or lost any trans fuild other than a minor leak. <br><br> Using the quart bottle and a 3/8" hose was not real easy to fill it but I had the car level and got the quart in and it was just a slow drip from the filler hole. <br><br> I finally got the trans filter and gasket late today so I'm going to drain the trans and do that tuesday . <br><br> I've read in the bentley a refill requires 6 pint's 5 oz and the haynes 5 pints 4 oz. Everytime I have filled it in the past it's always over filled . Should I just put in the 5 pints when the car is on the ground and then run it until worm or drive it until hot ?<br> What do others do?<br><br>William<br>************************************************</blockquote></div><br></body></html>