How often do you change the gearbox oil ?

[SimonV8ster]

Whats the schedule for changing the gearbox oil and the diff oil ?

How many years/miles is recommended ?

[monkfish1]

No scheduled change.

Put some proper oil in both though. Should be fine after that. Unless you are running big power, in which case more regular changes are probably a good idea.

[SimonV8ster]

Ok thanks. Both has been changed for the proper stuff but 1st gear is occasionally difficult to get into and the diff has 'clunked' for the second time since owning it (6 months).

Might just change it as a precaution at the next service.

[snowwolf]

Whats the proper oil called, I will be changing mine too, just as a precaution, its not expensive so may as well do it.

Is it ep80/90?

[monkfish1]

www.monkfishperformance.co.uk/diffandgearboxoils.html

We can post it if required.

[Yorkkie]

Hello Simon, Monkfish changed the oil in the Diff and gearbox during my ownership at around 15k. The diff may just need another dribble of modifier.

Andy

[snowwolf]

80 quid just for oil in the gearbox sounds like a high amount, is the oil fully synthetic?

[SimonV8ster]

Yorkkie said:

Hello Simon, Monkfish changed the oil in the Diff and gearbox during my ownership at around 15k. The diff may just need another dribble of modifier.
Andy

Hi mate - yeah I did notice you did that, maybe it does just need a top up !

[monkfish1]

snowwolf said:

80 quid just for oil in the gearbox sounds like a high amount, is the oil fully synthetic?

Definitley! Bit less oil in an R8 though.

[Bonnie and Clyde]

snowwolf said:

80 quid just for oil in the gearbox sounds like a high amount, is the oil fully synthetic?

We wanted to change our oil last week and we found Mobil 1 fully synthetic. That would have cost about £94. The royal purple oil is excellent quality

[snowwolf]

So is Royal purple fully synthetic?

[monkfish1]

snowwolf said:

So is Royal purple fully synthetic?

As stated up there ^^^^^, yes.

[Bonnie and Clyde]

snowwolf said:

So is Royal purple fully synthetic?