Gearbox Oil

JOeJOe · Post by **JOeJOe** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:11 pm

I've search, there's not too much spoken about gearbox oils. I have a Tip, just wondering what other tip drivers are using.

Also, gearbox oil change, is it hard to do? DIY??

Post by **Bennoz** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:30 pm

Dunno about fluid type, but the DIY is in here:

http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... pic&t=8631

Actually workshop manual exerts are on page 3 I think.

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:35 pm

I've heard wonderfull things about Redline (i think). Expensive but its the bomb diggity.

Find AJ. I remember him saying something about it in the NSW WSID thread

Delvance · Post by **Delvance** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:58 pm

Castrol Syntrax ftw! Really good stuff once it warms up. Forget about cold starts into 2nd gear though

JOeJOe · Post by **JOeJOe** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:52 pm

Confusion attack, so transmission ad gearbox is the same thing?

Post by **Supplanter** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 10:22 am

I think the auto and manual transmissions use different oils

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:19 pm

Look in the Oil Stickly thread. There is info there.

Dont use a gear oil in your Tip and dont use an Manual GB oil in your Tip. Although granted a gear oil will have more friction modifers which is what u need in your tip.

The manual spec SPIII rated ATF, never had any issues - at all. It has more friction modifiers than Dextron III and if its specified for it, then use it and dont f**k around.

At the very least use an ATF not a gear oil.

JOeJOe · Post by **JOeJOe** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 9:49 pm

Thanks guys.