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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Rog the Dodge on 15 February 2010, 21:22:11

Title: Gearbox oil
Post by: Rog the Dodge on 15 February 2010, 21:22:11

Can anybody tell me what the gear oil capacity is for my 3.2 manual gearbox,it has just started to make a horrible whirring noise in first and reverse and was thinking of dropping the oil out and replacing it with fresh.Hoping that this might help, otherwise i could be in the market for a new gearbox!!!

Title: Re: Gearbox oil
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 15 February 2010, 21:26:10

Less than 2 litres (1.6 rings a bell but could well be wrong).

Go for some good synthetic oil

Title: Re: Gearbox oil
Post by: Rog the Dodge on 15 February 2010, 21:33:17

I cant see any mention of gear oil in my manual!!!
Can you recomend a brand that will do the job?
Under 2 litres ,thought it would be alot more than that,lol

Title: Re: Gearbox oil
Post by: tomoco on 15 February 2010, 21:40:19

Yes under 2.0Lt. just fill to filler plug level then take a little out.  Needs to be just under the plug level. Genuine VX is cheap enough. About 4 pounds plus vat on TC for a litre bottle (i think.... its been a while since i bought any) fully synthetic, very thin and pink. Flush with a 3rd bottle

Title: Re: Gearbox oil
Post by: JasonH on 15 February 2010, 22:01:56

It's 1.2 litres on the 2.5V6.

I have 0.8 litres left over - very useful.....

Genuine stuff is supposed to be the best to use and is about £3 a bottle, or it was.

I don't think it'll cure your problem though unless you have no oil in there. My gearbox oil was fine at 111k miles and didn't really need changing.

Title: Re: Gearbox oil
Post by: Rog the Dodge on 15 February 2010, 22:06:26

Ok, cheers for that, all will be revealed when i remove the drain plug and see how much drops out !!!!
Will post an update in the week .