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Originally Posted by betyrbtmdlr
I am a new owner of a 2001.5 vw passat. I have made minor repairs myself in the last couple of months. I haven't owned a vw before and am very excited with my purchase. I try to do the repairs I feel comfortable with ie,.. oil, air filter etc.
I proceeded to change the oil by draining it from the plug at the bottom of the car which takes a star ratchet. I then added the 4 and 3/4 qts of new oil. I checked the dip stick and it read 2 inches above normal level. I am wondering if I drained the oil or transmission fluid. The color of the drainage was the color of dark oil/ not redish like transmission fluid. Any help with this would be appreciated. Thanks!
I want to add that I don't have extravagant equipment; to change the oil I jacked up the passanger side, took off the front tire and reached under. would having the car on its tilt cause less oil to drain out and cause this overage. Thanks
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Join the club - yes you have drained the transmission fluid - hard to replace if its an auto with triptronic - also the grading on the oils arent out there to see - check with youre friendly VW dealer for the specs or buy some of the VW Branded Oil at 3 times the price of what it would be normally badged at - filling is another problem - a clean hose with a small diameter tube inserted thru the main hose so the air can escape - insert hose into sump hole about 2 inches up - more if u can - then att funnel to other in above th eengine heihght and fill - when u have the right capacity quickly replace plug and pray.