MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: BenBurgess on February 16, 2014, 06:28:30 pm

Title: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: BenBurgess 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:)
Title: Re: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: Gide76 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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Title: Re: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: Viking on February 16, 2014, 06:41:34 pm: Dealer stuff only. Give them your vin number to make sure you get the correct stuff.
Title: Re: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: vRSAlex on February 16, 2014, 07:07:49 pm: Millers crx 75 w 90 nt is the best available.
Title: Re: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: andybon on February 17, 2014, 08:17:33 pm: I'd say oem for everyday use, Millers for track/fast road use.
Title: Re: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: zayd 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.
Title: Re: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: J400uk on February 18, 2014, 01:40:42 pm: Presume you guys are reffering to the DSG?
Title: Re: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: vRSAlex 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.
Title: Re: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: 18Edition30 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?
Title: Re: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: Gide76 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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Title: Re: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: J6JCC-GTI 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!
Title: Re: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: Alzak on February 22, 2014, 10:24:48 am: How much oil do I need for 6 speed gearbox in Seat Leon Fr 170 TDi ?
Title: Re: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: willni 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.
Title: Re: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: willni 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?
Title: Re: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: colesey on April 01, 2018, 02:54:27 am: I bought it from Darkside, together with an S3 short shift and their solid bracket bushings.
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Post by: Ant b on April 01, 2018, 11:53:51 am: I wanna do mine but Oem from dark side is like £20 per l and we need 3.
Title: Re: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: colesey on April 01, 2018, 01:32:19 pm: Is pricey stuff, more than Millers NT, but works much better. Was still getting slow and graunchy gear change from cold with Millers but that totally disappeared with the OEM oil.
Title: Re: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: Dan_FR on April 01, 2018, 09:16:51 pm: Same price from a dealer, more if you go to Audi - around £23 a litre I think

Do it once and do it properly - one off cost. You scrimp on oil and you'll regret it as many have done before now
Title: Re: Best gearbox oil?
Post by: pudding on April 03, 2018, 11:12:53 am: Aftermarket oils are all at least twice as thick at 40 deg C compared to OEM.

Every comment I’ve ever read about said oils is always “Great when warmed up”, which basically means it crap everywhere else.

It’s the same with Hondas, but they just get on with it and put the OEM stuff in. The VAG scene seem to just whine about the price of everything and think VAG have some kind of sinister plot to swindle people. It is what it is and costs what it costs. If MK5 GTI maintenance isn’t affordable, there’s a simple answer for that.