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Offline Nathan123

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Gear box oil- struggle shift
« on: 16 October 2017, 15:53 »
Please help would a gear box oil change solve my shift issues as I struggle to get into second gear sometimes I got a mk6 golf gti 36000 miles if so what is the recommended oil grade?? Thanks.

Offline joe6

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Re: Gear box oil- struggle shift
« Reply #1 on: 17 October 2017, 15:06 »
It is more likely to be a gear linkage issue if the other gear shifts are OK with only 36k on the clock. Worth getting the genuine VW oil if doing a change as some of the others apparently can cause problems when the oil is cold on start-ups.
Mk6 GTI Carbon Grey, 2010 Bluetooth and voice fitted, a few VCDS mods still a comfortable family car. Red Scirocco 2011 twin charger stage 1 - enjoyable drive now gone.  White 2016 Polo GTI (roller skate on steroids) replaced with an Indium Grey 2019 7.5 GTI PP.