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BenBurgess

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Best gearbox oil?
« on: February 16, 2014, 06:28:30 pm »
I'm looking at changing my gearbox oil soon I'm just wondering what sort of brands I should be looking at? Cheers:)
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Re: Best gearbox oil?
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2014, 06:30:44 pm »
I used the VW stuff to do mine last week. Amazing difference I think it was the first change @ 92k miles.


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Re: Best gearbox oil?
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2014, 06:41:34 pm »
Dealer stuff only. Give them your vin number to make sure you get the correct stuff.
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Re: Best gearbox oil?
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2014, 07:07:49 pm »
Millers crx 75 w 90 nt is the best available.
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Re: Best gearbox oil?
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2014, 08:17:33 pm »
I'd say oem for everyday use, Millers for track/fast road use.
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Re: Best gearbox oil?
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2014, 11:23:12 pm »
Quote from: vRSAlex on February 16, 2014, 07:07:49 pm
Millers crx 75 w 90 nt is the best available.

I use that Miller's grade in my Scooby and its the bees knees. Great from cold starts to slick gear changes when warmed up. 
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Re: Best gearbox oil?
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2014, 01:40:42 pm »
Presume you guys are reffering to the DSG?
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Re: Best gearbox oil?
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2014, 08:17:19 pm »
Quote from: J400uk on February 18, 2014, 01:40:42 pm
Presume you guys are reffering to the DSG?

Manual.
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Re: Best gearbox oil?
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2014, 08:37:48 pm »
Is this what you'd call a "driveway job" or is it best for the dealers/specialist to do?
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Re: Best gearbox oil?
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2014, 09:30:23 pm »
I did mine (6spd manual) in about 10 mins. Need a spline bit for early boxes (16mm) plus a funnel and tubing to get to the fill hole.

Didn't jack the car just parked the near side on the kerb. Dead easy and very satisfying job!


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Re: Best gearbox oil?
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2014, 08:00:51 pm »
Go for millers, after all VW don't make their own oil, they'll just buy it off millers and write VW on the can!
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Re: Best gearbox oil?
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2014, 10:24:48 am »
How much oil do I need for 6 speed gearbox in Seat Leon Fr 170 TDi ?
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Re: Best gearbox oil?
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2018, 07:26:28 pm »
As it's been a few years since the last post on this, I was wondering what everyones using for their gearbox oils? Been finding the cold shifts are fairly brutal lately so thought good time to change especially as I doubt it's been done before on my car.
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Re: Best gearbox oil?
« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2018, 07:53:23 pm »
Oh I wrote about it elsewhere last year. Basically I went from treacle oem to millers nt to latest thin as piss oem and the latter has been faultless from cold this winter.
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Re: Best gearbox oil?
« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2018, 10:25:19 pm »
Quote from: colesey on March 31, 2018, 07:53:23 pm
Oh I wrote about it elsewhere last year. Basically I went from treacle oem to millers nt to latest thin as piss oem and the latter has been faultless from cold this winter.

Take it you just got the OEM oil from the dealership? Rather than the likes of any G52 - 75W-80?
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