Am I missing something here ..?

Should there be something there to cover the hole….?

Yeah they break often, you want one of these https://www.classic-vw.co.uk/020-gearbox-timing-plug-cover-020301132-4034-p.asp

36thCrazyFist said

Yeah they break often, you want one of these https://www.classic-vw.co.uk/020-gearbox-timing-plug-cover-020301132-4034-p.asp

Ah thanks mate. Really appreciate it. Do I just plug it in the the one with he wider circle goes around it?

Do I need this too….

https://www.classic-vw.co.uk/020-gearbox-timing-plug-020301129d-4032-p.asp

no you dont need the green bit, thats still in there. if you're careful you can tease the large round retaining ring thingy over the bung.

rubjonny said

no you dont need the green bit, thats still in there. if you're careful you can tease the large round retaining ring thingy over the bung.

I guess the existing one used to be green once upon a time in its lifetime….lol

IIRC to get the large one out it was 27mm…. I just use a pvc connector from a home store, can't remember the size it allowed me to glue a bit of pipe in to the fitting and then use a pair of  lock jaw pliers to get it out without busticating it all to hades…..

Rub is correct that you can get the inner plug ring over the outer, did it about 3 times in 300K miles….

I think it was a 1 or 1 1/4 connector…
like this.

 

can just about make out some green colour under all the filth

the models with a smaller flywheel have a white one instead, b it of trivia these are adaptors for special VW timing equipment which reads from the square castings on the flywheel. there are 2 colours of insert to make sure the tool is set at the correct height into the gearbox bellhousing for the different flywheel t0pyes