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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: ttelracs on 26 May 2012, 16:24

Title: Gearbox oil change
Post by: ttelracs on 26 May 2012, 16:24

Do it.
Just done on my 16v and it feels like it has a few more horses.
160k on the clock and the gearbox oil was black.
One of the best 30 mins maintenance for your car. 17mm allen key or bolt with 2 litres of your favourite gearbox oil.

Title: Re: Gearbox oil change
Post by: Gavv8 on 26 May 2012, 22:21

I did mine a few months ago and the gearchange is lovely now.

Title: Re: Gearbox oil change
Post by: search on 26 May 2012, 23:33

i'm worried to do mine. done it a few years ago to my pug 106 a lot of metal came out and then my gear box just didn't work... fun times lol.

Title: Re: Gearbox oil change
Post by: murraymint on 26 May 2012, 23:36

Quote from: search on 26 May 2012, 23:33

i'm worried to do mine. done it a few years ago to my pug 106 a lot of metal came out and then my gear box just didn't work... fun times lol.

There's your problem right there bud

Title: Re: Gearbox oil change
Post by: search on 26 May 2012, 23:41

here here damn french! what gear box oil did you use?

Title: Re: Gearbox oil change
Post by: Screech16v on 26 May 2012, 23:46

You should have poured the metal back in  :tongue:

Title: Re: Gearbox oil change
Post by: Gavv8 on 26 May 2012, 23:53

I just used standard ep 80/90 gear oil.

Title: Re: Gearbox oil change
Post by: search on 27 May 2012, 00:16

did you fill it the proper way or is there another way on the mk3 to make it quicker filling the gear box?

Title: Re: Gearbox oil change
Post by: murraymint on 27 May 2012, 00:23

It's very easy bud you need one of these.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-VW-GEARBOX-DRAIN-PLUG-KEY-TOOL-17mm-HEXAGON-75-/250845390639?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a678ce72f

Jack the car up and take the passenger side wheel off, you'll see a plug on the end of the box that this tool fits into, and there's another on on the bottom of the box, undo the bottom one and drain all the oil out, put the bottom plug back in and then take the end one out and fill up the box thru this hole untill the oil starts coing back put of the endhole, when it does this there's the right amount of oil in, put the plug back in and then it's done

Title: Re: Gearbox oil change
Post by: Gavv8 on 27 May 2012, 08:45

I think its one of those jobs that most people overlook but is actually a really cheap and easy way to look after your car and save money in the future.

Title: Re: Gearbox oil change
Post by: Rmachines on 27 May 2012, 18:06

Personal opinion - Use Castrol syntrans (recently changed name to or from syntrax) Its a fully synthetic and i has worked wonders in my passat, syncros went from being almost unusable in the cold, to almost perfect changes,  Very good for older boxes with stiff syncros.  Pricey though £12 per bottle ish.