Shouldn't the fluid be level with the fill hole?
I think I'd fill it to the hole.
Be sure and check it periodically.
They start leaking all the sudden.
John.

>>> Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA> 8/21/2005 10:36:32 AM >>>
My '83 5 speed DX transmission should be dead empty - it stood on end
with the bellhousing off for a while. Bentley says it needs 4L / 4.2 US qt for
a fill.
But for the 4 speed it says 3L is the refill qty, and that 1.5L cannot be
drained, ie: total is 4.5L. So is the true capacity of the 5 speed then 5.5L
when dead empty? I have filled it with 4L, and approximated the installed
angle of the trans (it's on a dolly with the engine right now, so I made the
engine oil pan level), and the oil level is still about 1/2 to 3/4" below the fill
hole. Should I add another 1.5L?

Thanks.
Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright 
'85 Jetta D
'88 Westy 2.1L, soon to be 1.6TD 5 speed
 (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
'82 Diesel Westy