Required special tool:
- Pit or hydraulic garage jack with jack stands.
- Suitable wrench 17 mm for loosening the oil filler plug. Gearbox 02R: socket with 17 mm external splines, HAZET 985-17.
- Make your own thin wire dipstick to control the oil level by bending the end of the wire about 1 cm long at an angle of 90°.
Required Consumables/Replacement Parts:
Synthetic gear oil SAE 75 W 90 specification VW/SEAT G050.
Examination
Note: the letter designation of the installed gearbox is shown on vehicle data plate, as well as on the gearbox.
Safety note
There is a risk of accident when lifting the vehicle! You must first read the section «Vehicle lifting».
Put the car over the mounting pit or raise it horizontally on the goats.
Remove bottom engine compartment cover.
5-speed manual transmission 02R
5-speed manual transmission 02T
Remove oil filler plug -arrow-.
Check the oil level with a finger or a piece of wire. The oil level is OK if it is level with the lower edge of the filler hole.
Screw in the oil filler plug and tighten to 25 Nm.
Set bottom engine compartment cover.
Note: for the 6-speed manual transmission 02M of the SEAT IBIZA, the oil level is checked in the same way.
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