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6 speed manual gearbox oil - Fuchs is much better than Castrol

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Hi

My Superb is still alive, just want to post a bit of advice for anyone replacing their transmission oil.

 

I had problems with shifting into 3rd for the last 6 months from cold, the 3rd would go in then pop out initially but was OK once the car warmed up, so decided to change transmission oil (last change 5 years / 100k miles ago or so). 

Initially, I poured Castrol Transaxle GL4+ 75W90 which actually made the problem worse, 3rd kicking out and clunky gear changes when cold. So the next fill was Fuchs Titan Sintofluid GL5 75W80 and that has cured the problem completely, and that I have used before.

Both fluids are VW rated G 052911 A1/A2 which is correct for the 6-speed manual gearbox. 

 

Just posting to help avoid the extra 40 quid and an hour effort for anyone doing this and tempted to go for Castrol on brand strength  (Castrol makes e.g. best brake fluid for this car IMHO, React Response Super Dot 4).

 

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