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Hullo peeps :D
I've ordered some Motul Gear FF-LSD Type 2 gearbox oil for impending track day shenanigans. So I was thinking i'd get adventurous and try and put in myself. How hard is it to on a manual gearbox and HOW do you do it?
I don't own a haynes/bently manual, so pix or a link to a how-to would be muchly appreciated!
No worries VR6 yeah???? then u have an 02A box in her, all you need is a 17mm allen socket. Diff has drain and fill. lowest 17mm allen is the drain and diff half way up the casing 17mm is the fill.Fill the thing till it starts to dribble and you are set mate.
Cheers;)
That's just TOO easy. Cheers jimmy :)
hey mat have you got the specs on the gear oil sae rating so on i bought the 75w90 motul stuff but may change as wasnt aware of anything else
Mate just checking you have a manual yeah????? if yeah its as i said you have an 02A box easy to change bud.17mm hex.
Cheers
Yes, yes, manual. Why the hell would anybody buy motul gear oil for an auto?! hahaha
Gear FF-LSD Type 2 is 75w-90 as well william. Apparently used by the Subaru WRC team... but thats not why I got it. Gear 300 is good, so the garage that I'm getting it from says, but Type 2 is more suited to a FWD car like ours. See here for the full write up.
cheers mate yeh i got the 300 but will swap for the other stuff as im good mates with the store owner
Matty - ya smart arse LOL ye mate 17mm allen will do the whole job - if you are stuck i have made a couple up from old porsche mounts give me a yell if u want one ill send it to ya., Cheers. By the way if i had the choice it would be syntrax for ya box.
Tee-hee :D
I had thought about syntrax, only reason I didnt was that rice burners were giving the huge thumbs up to motul - so why not?
The syntrax was a darn sight cheaper though, and much easier to get a hold of. Maybe next time...
No idea if I even have a 17mm allen, we'll see - i'll let you know if I need one, cheers mate :)
Yep phone call away mate 0423965341
Cheers
Well the Motul oil arrived today, going to have a crack at putting it in tomorrow. Fingers crossed!
If you dont have a 17mm allen socket, you can make one from a 17mm bolt and a couple of nuts. Lock the nuts together on the bolt and you could use it to undoo the drain plug.
This is going to show how un-mechanical I am, but I cant find a 17mm allen socket. Biggest I could find was 10mm. Tried supercheap and bunnings, no dice. So I tried the nut+bolt thing but couldn't find any 17mm sized bolts either. Found a 15mm bolt in the shed... but god I suck at this!
Is 17mm some kind of bizarre proprietary VAG size?
Matty, Matty, Matty...
Call a few more places, you must be able to find one somewhere.
Fasteners shops are your friend :)
What the diddly is a fastener shop?
i think he means nut shop.... actually that sounds like a mental home.... bolt and nut factory then...
Industrial fasteners shops they're all over the place, nuts,bolts,screws etc.. Check your Yellow Pages for retail or industrial fasteners like this place.....
http://www.yellowpages.com.au/online...5dd60974&st=cs
Dude, haven't you got a big tools warehouse type of thing like Bunnings over there? As far as I see they look like they sell every tool ever known to man in such an abundance that you couldn't walk in and out without getting what you need!
....Failing this, just steal one from a mechanic for a day!
I got one of from one of those old guy shops...where old guys sell tools and old guys sit around talking about other old guy stuff...sometimes they sell a tool...cost me about $12 bucks for the key..
Yes we have Bunnings. Tried them first. Nothing bigger then 10mm. The sales guy was all "wtf you need SEVENTEEN mm for?!".
We have a ton of hardware stores over here, I wasnt having a good day so gave up after two. I'm going to ring a few places tomorrow and see if I strike it lucky.
Ps. the Motul oil smells like hell :X
Well, after kind of forgetting about the whole thing for a while, I stumbled on a trade orientated tool shop whilst out shopping for new beds today. +1 to 17mm hex socket!
It's a very hefty peice of kit. Wasn't cheap either, $13!
May have a crack at doing the change on thursday or on the weekend :)
I may have to tag along to watch this, firstly for lolz, secondly to see how it's done.
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Purely for the lulz you should rock up J, maybe it will take us 3 hours ;)
*** ULTIMATE THREAD REVIVAL ***
So now that I figured out how to jack my car up properly (much thanks to runamuk!), i had a crack at doing the oil... and ran face first into a seized fill socket :duh:
No amount of effort got it loose. Not even warming up the car and pushing so hard the engine began to pivot on its mounts. Finally when the socket began to deform I gave up.
Didnt even try the drain hole, coz I'd like to drive the car this week, heh.
My dub is due for service soon, so I will let joe @ golfwagen loose on it - good luck to him!!
Also as an aside, the motul gear oil I was doing to use is GREEN! Aheeeeeeeeeee :D:D
I'm gonna revive this thread as i'd like to change my gearbox oil too. I have a 2.0 GL '96 Golf MK3 so what's the best oil for my gearbox?
And did you get your mechanic to help with the stuck bolt?
Cheers
Jon
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I made a thread not to long ago on the g-box oil change on my GL should answer any questions you may have...
http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...ht=penrite+sin
My dub isnt getting attention until next month, so nothing yet. I want smooth shiftin :driver:
Can i put my 2c worth in with an awesome fix for seized bolts and the likes.
I used this method in the UK many times as we had everything seized with the salty roads and moisture. Brake fluid is the BEST for seized bolts. I took this fix to Porsche and they use it mate still to this day. I used first on Passat track rods. Now pour or syringe brake fluid onto the offending threads and man ive seen the threads smoke!!! as thre corrosion gets eaten away. Ive had stuck O2 sensors in 911s and soaked them in brake fluid, went to smoko and when we came back no worries mate.
Cheers
Jmac
U can always fill by the speedo hole as long as u know how much oil to put in. I know for 020 its 2L if memory serves correct (or was it 2 quarts?).
Hi Matty,Joe from Golfwagen. Dont listen to every thing you hear, your car is in good nick and your drain and fill plugs are not seized or rusted but simply tight. The proper tool to loosen your plug is a lot more expensive than $13 allan keys. I have the right tool and can do your gearbox oil for you and mount your airbox properly and professionally if needed. Cheers. Joe.
Its 1.9L, my dad checked a Russian VW technical site. So yeah basically 2 quarts, and from the swap I did I'd have to agree. 2 quarts of Redline or Royal Purple will do nicely :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by peedman