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Offline Black9

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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #15 on: September 23, 2014, 02:07:10 pm »
How much oil does the gearbox take and what brand is recommended
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #16 on: September 23, 2014, 02:11:10 pm »
2.4l and I'm going to use the millers stuff as it's supposed to be the best (for engine and gearbox)
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #17 on: September 23, 2014, 02:13:49 pm »
Quote from: th3_f15t on September 23, 2014, 11:59:39 am
Post a picture of your old oil so we can see how discoloured it is please. :drinking:
Will do :happy2: probably going to do it Friday
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #18 on: September 23, 2014, 03:21:22 pm »
What grade oil is best - might try this to see if it cures my wollowy feel
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #19 on: September 23, 2014, 04:06:45 pm »
Quote from: Markweir12 on September 23, 2014, 03:21:22 pm
What grade oil is best - might try this to see if it cures my wollowy feel

By this, do you mean that trying to get it into gear is tricky? Might be better off replacing gear linkage bushings if that's the case.
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #20 on: September 23, 2014, 04:15:02 pm »
75w90 is the recommended spec
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #21 on: September 23, 2014, 04:19:23 pm »
Basically its quite clunky going into 3rd from second AND 4th.
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #22 on: September 23, 2014, 04:23:00 pm »
That could be linkage more than anything I would guess (no expert!). Is there play when in gear or once it's in, it's firmly in? Have a look (as best you can) at the gear linkage and bushes and see if they look perished. Could be a good excuse to refresh them and fit a quick shifter... :wink:
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #23 on: September 23, 2014, 04:34:55 pm »
Wouldn't know where to start with buying that stuff? aha.

Will have my mate Warby check it over
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #24 on: September 23, 2014, 04:49:01 pm »
Redline MT-90.   Used it in all my VWs since 1990 and it's top stuff.
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #25 on: September 23, 2014, 05:04:42 pm »
Quote from: Markweir12 on September 23, 2014, 04:34:55 pm
Wouldn't know where to start with buying that stuff? aha.

Will have my mate Warby check it over

Nor would I, but it looks shiny and cool so must be good! :P
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #26 on: September 23, 2014, 08:56:26 pm »
Quote from: th3_f15t on September 23, 2014, 11:59:39 am
Post a picture of your old oil so we can see how discoloured it is please. :drinking:
Here is mine at 75k isn miles
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #27 on: September 23, 2014, 09:53:19 pm »
I'm hoping that it's that colour new... My gearbox has done 89K miles... :scared:
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #28 on: September 23, 2014, 10:32:26 pm »
Quote from: th3_f15t on September 23, 2014, 09:53:19 pm
I'm hoping that it's that colour new... My gearbox has done 89K miles... :scared:

Can't believe how bad the smell was - nothing like burnt oil in the morning!
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #29 on: September 24, 2014, 12:04:49 am »
I don't think a change of oil is totally straightforward. You need a long tube to reach the filler hole from the engine bay. I can imagine that going wrong (personally anyway as I'm a knob) and oil pissing all over the show.
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