AD > wrote in
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> On Aug 14, 5:19*pm, jim beam > wrote:
>> On 08/14/2012 12:18 AM, AD wrote:
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>> > On Aug 13, 6:55 pm, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
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>> >>> I had the gearbox and rear diff fluid changed to BP 75w90
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>> >>> about 1.3 liter went into the rear diff and 2.7 was left for the
>> >>> manual
>> >>> gearbox.
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>> >> Of what? What kind of car?
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>> >>> It feels not the same now. The slickness of shifts seems to be
>> >>> out and the rubbery feel of a subaru manual gearbox is in.
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>> >> What did the dealer recommend? What does the manual recommend?
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>> >>> It's also seems more difficult to get A4 into the second gear.
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>> >> Is this an Audi A4? What year? Some of those want GL5 oil, some of
>> >> them want different oil for the gearbox and the differential.
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>> > A4 B6 (made in late sept 2002)
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>> >>> I'm hallucinating or what? OEM VW transaxle oil is about $45 a
>> >>> quart (liter actually)
>> >>> around here and I'd rather not spend those $135 plus labor to get
>> >>> the shifting slick and seamless
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>> >> It's a 20 minute job, you can do it yourself in the driveway.
>> >> Don't waste $135 on having some joker do it. I'd tend to recommend
>> >> Red Line or Motul but you'll get as many different oil
>> >> recommendations as mecha
> nics
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>> > 75w80 or 75w90?
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>> > I was pondering the idea of lighter weight oil to alleviate that
>> > shifting woe.
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>> einstein's definition of insanity - keep doing the same thing but
>> expecting a different result.
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> I am not disputing the need to change the brand
> and possibly sucking up to buying oem at the hefty premium
> while going lighter weight.
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>> just buy the right oil dude. *only don't get ripped off - buy online
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> thanks, though savings going online in my neck of wood ain't what they
> are in the states
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I was just wondering, are you sure the trany uses that heavy of oil? most
modern manuals now use auto trany oil. if so that heavy of oil will deff
change the shift feel. KB (no I didn`t bother looking it up to see
myself)