Best oil for Ford Type 9 5 speed

[edhorne]

Hello all

I have a Ford Type 9-5 speeder in my MGA which is great but the gear change is quite stiff even when warmed up.

I thought the first step would be to change the oil. What would be the best oil to put in?

Cheers

Ed

[350Matt]

I've found the castrol SMX-S works very well in all sorts of boxes, if its meant to use a a 80w/90 or similar then this will work very well

[Justin S]

There is a specific for the type 9 to get rid of the baulkiness especially when cold. I believe it is an ATF. I bought some from a wholesaler made by comma for about a fiver.made a world of difference.

[taz turbo]

You should be using 'Ford 1 045 737 Ford spec WSD-M2C200-C 75W-90 BO' that's taken directly from my bottle, its the lube recommended by Ford, and the man that rebuilt my gearbox stipulates with the type 9 if you don't use this lube then no warranty! I think it's more of an issue with higher loadings from bigger / modded engines.

Mines ~1100Kg running 260+ Hp 270+ Lb/Ft, the gearbox has been in there now for 9 - 10 years no problems (yet!)

Regards,

Chris.