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Gearbox oil

geoffbateman

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1987 - 944 Lux. Used for road only, but enthusiastically most of the time. No track days etc. Just seeking advice/opinions on gear box oil.
1) Best
2) Where from
3) How much to expect to pay.

Thanks as always.
 
Hi, I went from Castrol Syntrax 75W90 to Swepco. You could class the Castrol as being the correct spec of oil, whereas Swepco is a thicker lubricant, recommended by enthusiasts for our gearbox. My car is a 220T with LSD and external oil cooler factory options that's done 75k. Second gear synchro is worn. Driving away cold the Castrol requires less force to affect a gearchange. After driving for 10-15 mins the Swepco warms up. The Swepco gives a smoother and slightly lighter change once warmed through than on Castrol. Its a heavy change down into second. Since switching to Swepco I've always preferred to double declutch my changes until the gearbox oil has warmed through as it is a lot lighter thereafter. I find that changing up gear in excess of 3000rpm gives a lighter change than my pootling around mode where i change up at 2000rpm. In fact above 3000rpm I really like the weight and feel of my cars gear change. I bought the Swepco from Berlyn Servicees, many years ago, so can't advise on price.
 
Much is spoken about gearbox oil. When I looked, Swepco was an industrial lubricant that can also be used in the gearboxes of military tanks, and made vintage champagne look cheap. Not helped by the fact that you could only buy it in large containers; more than you need for one change but not enough for two. I use a good quality regular oil for around £4/litre and change it every couple of years (needs to be done again). That's in a road-going S2, driven enthusiastically. Oli.
 
Whatever you choose, make sure you take the filler out before you drain the gearbox. The drain is well lubricated and comes out easily, the other tends to be a pig.
 
I got mine last year from our local VW dealer .. It was cheap for here at around €5.70 a litre Good advice from Paul as my filler was a mare .. Even for Dave and the boys in Fallons [:'(]
 
Thanks for that Paul. Filler already out, did it a couple of years back and didn't put it back in too tight so it comes out sensibly now. I'll probably go down the route of a suitable synthetic gear oil GL4 - GL-5 and see how that goes. Thanks
 

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