New gearbox oil choices?
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Wolvesboy

Original Poster:

597 posts

164 months

Saturday 14th May 2016
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Hi all,
Having searched the forums for the most suitable gearbox oil and the last post was a few years ago.
My local motor factors has these in stock.




Any thoughts?






Any thoughts?

Supateg

799 posts

165 months

Saturday 14th May 2016
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ATF,
I use Morris oil

ukkid35

6,383 posts

196 months

Saturday 14th May 2016
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There is lots of discussion on PH about ATF vs Gear Oil, but the manufacturers recommendation and general consensus is that you should use ATF for the T5WC (which has different lubrication requirements to the T5 non WC).

I use the most expensive Fully Synth ATF I can easily buy, which is Valvoline MaxLife ATF from ECP.

The best thing I did with my gox was fit the Billet 5th Gear Stabiliser from

http://www.5speeds.com/t5.htm

It is not as easy to fit as the instructions imply (Remove 5th Gear!)

Hopefully it will stop this happening again



Interestingly he now supplies a Heavy Duty 5th Gear Set with the same 0.8 ratio

http://www.5speeds.com/t5/s80.html


aide

2,277 posts

187 months

Saturday 14th May 2016
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Supateg said:
ATF,
I use Morris oil
+1 same here.
Unfortunately, the t5 is only good 300ft/lbs.
I blew 3rd on mine
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...


Edited by aide on Saturday 14th May 17:08