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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Nathan123 on 16 October 2017, 15:53

Title: Gear box oil- struggle shift
Post by: Nathan123 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.

Title: Re: Gear box oil- struggle shift
Post by: joe6 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.