Hi, just changed the oil in Fabia mk 1 Automatic. No drain plug, so I dropped the sump. Takes 4.5 litres of Dextron 2. Very slow to fill but worth the effort.

Absolutely, auto boxes need oil changes, unlike manuals.

accordionjg to skoda, its filled for life.The trouble is, if you dont change it, you shorten the life.

Auto gearbox oil gets very hot unlike manual gearbox oil.

5 minutes ago, sepulchrave said:

Auto gearbox oil gets very hot unlike manual gearbox oil.

Must be all those launches from the traffic lights.

3 hours ago, sepulchrave said:

Absolutely, auto boxes need oil changes, unlike manuals.

Wrong. Skoda says it is mandatory to change the gearbox oil every 2 years in my car.

2 minutes ago, RicardoM said:

Wrong. Skoda says it is mandatory to change the gearbox oil every 2 years in my car.

 

Is yours an auto or a manual gearbox?

For somebody having over 7000 replies I would expect you to know that ALL Skoda Felicias have manual gearbox...

7 hours ago, RicardoM said:

For somebody having over 7000 replies I would expect you to know that ALL Skoda Felicias have manual gearbox...

 

What's a Felicia?

According to the haynes manual the auto box on a Fabia is filled for life the filler neck has a seal on it that needs to be broken just to top it up, no mention of quantity reqd. Just thought it may help someone if they wanted to change the oil in their auto box.

2 hours ago, sepulchrave said:

What's a Felicia?

A woman with manual gearbox.

1 hour ago, challenger said:

According to the haynes manual the auto box on a Fabia is filled for life the filler neck has a seal on it that needs to be broken just to top it up, no mention of quantity reqd. Just thought it may help someone if they wanted to change the oil in their auto box.

Bold indicates why there is no mention of quantity.