VRS Gearbox Oil Spec

[brown_d9]

Morning all!

My VRSs gearchange seems to have become a little notchy of late, probably due to the cold weather, but feel like she deserves a gearbox oil change anyway.

My question is, what spec oil / transmission fluid does it take, and how much of it?

Thanks

Dan

[brown_d9]

Anyone? :'(

[Guest Tim31]

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Edited 18 May, 2012 by Tim31

[brown_d9]

Is the oil type not stated in the owners manual?

I dont believe so, Will double check though!

[Raglits]

I dont believe so, Will double check though!

I've had a look and couldn't see it either. Engine oil spec, yes, Gearbox oil spec didn't appear to be there

[brown_d9]

I've had a look and couldn't see it either. Engine oil spec, yes, Gearbox oil spec didn't appear to be there

I didnt think it was, cheers for looking!

[Wardy]

I got mine from Opie Oils - check their website, enter your car details and it'll list gearbox oil.

Skoda say its sealed for life, but it certainly made the difference when I had it changed at 80k.

Steve

[brown_d9]

I got mine from Opie Oils - check their website, enter your car details and it'll list gearbox oil.

Skoda say its sealed for life, but it certainly made the difference when I had it changed at 80k.

Steve

75W80, gear oil, sound about right?

[Wardy]

Yep, sounds correct. That's what went in mine

[brown_d9]

Yep, sounds correct. That's what went in mine

[brown_d9]

Forgot to ask, anyone know roughly how much oil it takes?

Ta muchly

Dan

[greek 5vrs]

Forgot to ask, anyone know roughly how much oil it takes?

Ta muchly

Dan

It takes about 2.3 litres. :thumbup:

[brown_d9]

It takes about 2.3 litres. :thumbup:

Cheers

Are there any concevieable differences between transmission fluid and gear oil, there are two suggestions on the Opie Oil site, one of which is oil, and the other transmission fluid?

Cheers

Dan

[martziniuk]

I would really recommend Genuine vag oil, G52 is it? somewhere in the region of £7 a litre.

I changed my last Octy oil to Fuchs oil from Opie and it was awful really notchy, so bad that i changed it back to VAG oil and it was much much better.

[brown_d9]

I would really recommend Genuine vag oil, G52 is it? somewhere in the region of £7 a litre.

I changed my last Octy oil to Fuchs oil from Opie and it was awful really notchy, so bad that i changed it back to VAG oil and it was much much better.

You suprise me, I thought the Fuchs stuff was supposed to be pretty good.

[wiilydog]

I would really recommend Genuine vag oil, G52 is it? somewhere in the region of £7 a litre.

I changed my last Octy oil to Fuchs oil from Opie and it was awful really notchy, so bad that i changed it back to VAG oil and it was much much better.

agree with the above, don't waste you money on fancy gearbox oil and best stick to VAG oil as VW gearboxes are very sensitive to the type of oil used and the change become really notchy if the VAG stuff is not used