dose anyone else have the same crunchy sticky feel from their gear box from cold especially going from 1st to second even more when also turning midway through gear change.its not just this car that did it my last car was the same also a  mazda 3 tdi

A sure sign that the gearbox oil needs changing.

A sure sign that the gearbox oil needs changing.

Agreed. And ensure 10000% that you use the right oil, and not a generic spec. The boxes are very picky.

What car/engine do you have?

A sure sign that the gearbox oil needs changing.

Yup, first thing I thought of before even opening the thread!

manual 2012 vrs tdi   44000 miles. how often so u need to change oil.  dose not do it all the time just from cold 

Skoda will tell you it's for a lifetime, which is cobblers, but a lot of people on here seem to change theirs about 80/100k from what I've read.

Skoda will tell you it's for a lifetime, which is cobblers, but a lot of people on here seem to change theirs about 80/100k from what I've read.

It is maintenance free for the cars lifetime. Modern cars are built to a life expectancy of 5 years or 100k miles, therefore this is when it should be changed if you want to run it for 2 lifetimes.

Nah, that can't be right, not with car companies offering 7+ years warranty.

Nah, that can't be right, not with car companies offering 7+ years warranty.

True some offer 7 years warranty but this is generally the importer using aftermarket warranty insurance. The Vauxhall lifetime warranty specifies in the small print that it's up to 5 years and 100k miles, hence they consider this the lifespan of the vehicles.

I had mine changed at ~70k.

Changed mine at approx 50,000 miles. Very smooth gear changes.

Should be the synthetic oil for the 6 speed manual I think.