Manual transmission fluid: replace? fill ? 2001 Golf TDI 80000 mi

Reading the manual there is no instruction or schedule to replace the manual
transmission fluid ever, only to refill. Is this correct?

That could mean a lot of life from that original fill!

If it is better to raplace, how? Whith what brand is it best to fill or
replace? (75W90 synthetic per the manual).

Please advice!!!

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In article >, Rochester wrote:
> Reading the manual there is no instruction or schedule to replace the manual
> transmission fluid ever, only to refill. Is this correct?
>
> That could mean a lot of life from that original fill!
>
> If it is better to raplace, how? Whith what brand is it best to fill or
> replace? (75W90 synthetic per the manual).

I have an '00 gas Jetta with ~57k. Shifting was getting intermittently
rough, especially into 1 and 3 and sometimes 4. I figured it couldn't
hurt to change out the transmission oil. I used RedLine MTL based on
information from this group. The old stuff looked like mud puddle water when
I drained it. Filled it up with the new and with the exception of
the now rare sticky shift into 1 from a complete stop, it has been
silky smooth for the past 2500 miles. There may be a glitch in
the 1st gear synchro, but it's unobtrusive enough now to live with.

....Sean.