MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Technical Workshop => Topic started by: Alzak on August 07, 2014, 12:42:00 pm

Title: Gearbox oil for TDI
Post by: Alzak on August 07, 2014, 12:42:00 pm

Hi All

Need to change gearbox oil but not too sure what to use for Seat Leon Fr ?

Any suggestions ?

Title: Re: Gearbox oil for TDI
Post by: paulw123 on August 07, 2014, 01:03:23 pm

er....why do you "need" to change the gearbox oil ?  is it something I should be doing..as I never have....

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Post by: Alzak on August 07, 2014, 02:16:41 pm

Yeah i think it should be replaced every 60k ... Just not sure which one to go for

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Post by: howie1987 on August 07, 2014, 02:25:06 pm

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-983-fuchs-titan-sintopoid-sae-75w-90-synthetic-gear-oil.aspx

I used this stuff. Seems to be good from what i read.

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Post by: Alzak on August 07, 2014, 03:11:45 pm

And now the question is how much of this oild do i need ?

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Post by: howie1987 on August 07, 2014, 04:21:26 pm

I got 3 litre. Used about 2.5litre of it.