1993 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF oil additives

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Topping up engine oil
Unscrew the cap (b) from oil filler ope ning in cylinder head cover an d po ur 0 11 in 0 .5 litr es
at a time. Then check le ve l with th e dipst ic k .
On no account must the oil level be above area C . Otherwise oil can b e drawn
n to the engine via the crankcase breathe r
a n d escape into the atm osphere via th e ex·
h aust system. On ve hicl es fitted with a catalytic conve rte r, t he oil could burn inside the conve rter causing it to become dam·
a ged
Attention When topping up the oil. do not spill it onto hot engine compo­nents -danger of fire.
C arefully close the filler cap a n d push the oil ipsti ck in as far as possible, this w ill pre ­
vent oil spill when the engine is running .
Changing engine oil
The engine oil must be changed at the inter­
v a ls g iven in the ser v ice sch e d ule .
Attention Old oil must be stored out of reach of children until it is dis­posed of in the correct manner,
r1Ib On no account must oil be ~poured down d,'ain s or into earth. Because of the disposal problems, the necessary special tools and specialist knowledge required the engine oiland filter ch anging should preferably be done by a Volkswagen dealer.
En gin e oil additives
No additives should be mixed with
the engine oil.

A ny damage caused by the use of
su ch additives will not be covered
by the warranty.

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Automatic transmission fluid (ATF)*
The ATF' ) level must however be
checked between the interva ls given in the
Service Schedule. To do this the vehicle
must be standing on a level surface. The level must only be checked when the ATF is warm ( approximate ly 10 km afte r starting
from cold the ATF will reach the required
temperature). If ATF is cold or too hot the
reading w ill be incorrect.
The engine must be running at idling speed,
the handbrake must be appl ied and the se­
lector lever at "N ".
To check, pull dipstick (see Fig .) out. wipe
w ith a clea n lint -free rag and then insert it fully again.
Pull the dipstick out and check ATF level. When the ATF is warm the level must
11 Automat ic Transm is sion Fluid

- Spe cif ic ati on ATF Dexr on®

be between the two marks -other­
w ise the vehicle must be taken to a Volks­
wagen dealer without delay so that they can find the reason for the incorrect level. It is not sufficient to merely top up or drain off ATF.
Changing oil
The ATF must be changed at the intervals
given in Service Schedule .
r£il:-, Because of the disposal prob­~lems, the special tools necessary and the specialist knowledge re­quired, the ATF changing should preferably be donfY'by a Volkswagen dealer.
Note
• No additives may be mixed with ATF
Power assisted steering
The reservoir is located in the engine com­

partment nex t to the battery.

The power assisted steering is fil led with

our hydraulic oil G 002 000.

The leve l can only be checked With the en­

gine at normal operating temperature but

not running .

The oil level should always be between the
"MAX." and "MIN" m arks. When the leve l
has dropped down below the "MIN" mark

the power assisted steering should be
ched:ed at a Volkswagen dealer. It is not

suff iCient merely to top up with hy draulic oil.

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Cooling system
The cooling system is filled at the factory with a perman ent coolant whic h is not
changed . The coo lant consists of w ater and a 40 % concent ration of our coolant additive
G 11 V8B (anti-f reeze on glycol basi s with
anti-corrosion additives). Thi s mi xture not
only gives the necessary frost prot ection
down to -25°C but also pro te cts the allo y
parts in the cooling system against cor­
rosion. In add it ion it pr event s scal ing and ra­ises the boiling point of the coo lant
The concentr atio n of the co olant therefore
must not be reduce d in the summer or in
wa rm countries, by tOPPing up with plain
w ater. The coolant additive propor­tion must be at least 40 %.
If greater protection against frost is re­
qu ired, th e propor tion of G 11 V8B additive
c a n be increased, but onl y up to 60 % (Irost
prot ection to appr ox. -40 Cl. oth erwise the
a n ti-freeze prot ection is red uced and fur­
t h ermore the cool ing effec t is im paired .
Vehicles for expor t to cold cou ntries usually
h ave frost protection down to -35°C.
Only our G 11 V8B or an addi tive with the specification TL-VW 774 B (ma rked on container ) should be added to the coolant.
The ad dit ive s can be obtained from Volks­
w ag
en dealer s.
Other additives c a n b e very detri­mental to the anti·corrosion effect in particular.
The subsequent corro sion damage can lead to coolant loss resulting in major engine damage.
Checking coolant level
The expansion tank is in the engine com­
p artm ent on the bulkhead -see Fig
The level can o nly be checked properly
w he n engin e is not running .
The coo lant level must be bet ween the MIN
and Mt>,X marks on e xpansion tank when
engine is cold and can be slightly above the
MAX mark when it is warm .
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E F H Electri
c windows 10.52 Fan . . .. 98 Hand brake 31 Emergency li ght s 51 Filling the tank ...... . . 81 Head restraints .. ............... 24
E me rgency startin g 128
Filter preheating .......... . . 84 Headlight flasher ........ .. . 53 Engine First
aid kit ........... . . . 112 Headlight range control ........... 51 -Code letters 147
Folding/sliding cover 30 Headlig ht washer system
55
- Data 134 Foot mats ............ . 31 Heated rear window 52 -Number 147 Four wheel drive 79 Heating
56 -Oil .. 92 Fresh air filte r ........ . 104 Height adjustable seat. 26
- Oil capacity. 146 Fresh air venti lation
58, 61 Height adjustable steering wheel
35
- Oil change intervals 2.95 Front fogligh ts ........... . .
50 High beams. ........... 48
- Oil consumption
94 Front
seats
25 Horn
4
- Oil level
..... . . .. . . 94 Fuel ........... . . . 82
- Oil pressure 47 -Additives. 83, 84
- Starting/stopping 36 -
Consumption ........ . 72,137 Engine compartment. 91 -Filter preh eating . 84 Identification
data
147
E ngine number. 147 -Gauge
45 Idling speed boost ......... 37 ~Environment -Saving
72 Ignition lock. . . . . . . . . 35
-Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .. 102 Fuel gauge Fuses. 45
119 Increasing
luggage space
I nertia reel belts ......... 27 14 -Brake fluid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 99 InSide mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 -Care ofcar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. -Coolant ...................... 85 98 G Inspection intervals
Instruments 95
39
-Driving with low emissions and n
oise......... ............... 72 Gear change marks
Gear stick ....... . . 39, 71 31 Interior
lights 67
-Engine oil .................... -En vironmentally conscious drivin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. - Exhaust gas system .... . .. . ...
95
72
74
Glove box light .......... .
Glow plugs
Gross vehicle
weight
67,126 37
143
- Filling th e tank ................ 81 -~~.......................... ~ -Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 - Old oil . ....................... 95 - Old tyres .................... 107 - Tyre pressure ................ 105 - Tvres .... . .. . . ............... 107 - Unfeade d fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 83 - Washing th e vehicle ........... 86 Exha..JS. gas system 74
149

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J Jack 11 4, 117 Jack sockets . 117
Jumper cable 128
K Keys. 6 Kick-down
33
L Lap belt 16
Leather care ....... .
87
L ifting vehicle . . .......... .
13 1
Lighting ....... .
50
Lighting sw itch .
50
Locks . .
... 9 Lubricant add iti ves .
96
Lubricants .
92
Luggage boot
light
.. 67, 126
Luggage compartment 28
Luggage compartment cover . 30
Luggage compartment light 67, 126
Lumbar support 26
M M + S tyres 109,
139
Maintenance .. 2 M ake-up mirror . . 66 M anual gearbo x 31 Masking headlights 110 Max
imu m speed ..... .. .. . 136 Mesh partition 29
Mileage recorder 39
Mirror heating
..... ... . . . 12
Mirrors . 12
Mobile
telephones. ... . . .. .. 111 Modifications 111 Multi function indicator ......... .
42
150
N Number plate lighting
125
o Octane number .. ... .. . .
82
Oil capacity ...... .. . .
146 011 change intervals
95
Oil change intervals 2 Oil consumption .
94
Oil dipstick
- Automatic gearbox
..... ... . 96 -Engine . . .. ..... . 94 Oil pressure ......... .
47
O il spec ifications
92
O il
s. . .. .... . .
92 Output. . ... . . . .... .. .... .
134
Outside mirrors
12
P Paint care ..... . . .
86
Paint number 147
Par
king. 74 Par . ing lights 53 Par ing lock .. . 32
Pedals 31 Performance .... . ... .... ........ . 136
Petro l,
- Quality .
82
Petrol additives . .
...... .
. 83
Pollen filter . . . . 104
Power assisted steering 96
R Radio ..... 127
Reading light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Rear foglight . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rear lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 25
Rear seat . 27
Rear
window w ash/wipe 55 Releas ing tank flap . 82
Renewa l of parts ........ .. . ... 111 Restraint systems 13, 21
Rev counter . .... ...... 41 Reverse gear . . . . . . . . . . 32 Reversing lights . . .. 3 1
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 70 , 143
Roof load carrying system 70
Roof rack . 70
Roof
ra i ling 70
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 71