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[Gaffers]

Hi there,

I am looking at renewing my gearbox oil but I cannot fathom which one I need off the Opie website.

I have a 2.5 petrol auto

VMT

Gaffers

[TheBoy]

Hi there,

I am looking at renewing my gearbox oil but I cannot fathom which one I need off the Opie website.

I have a 2.5 petrol auto

VMT

Gaffers

Must be Dexron III

[Gaffers]

Sure, but I heard that Opie did 5L for #25 ish quid yet I cannot for the life of me find it, just the 1L for 7.99...... yurk!!

[TheBoy]

Most places do.  My local factors near work do Coma 5l Dexron III for £22 retail (and they give trade if you show TC card )

[Markjay]

The ATF recommended by Mark DTM iirc:

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/performance_lubricants/fuchs.aspx

Fuchs Titan ATF 4000 (Dexron III) 5L £29.99

Fuchs is top-notch German brand used as OE by German car manufacturers.

[Martin_1962]

Better explained on one word - used to use it in bikes

Silkolene.

Now why call your self Fuchs when Silkoline was such a strong brand

[Essex_Andy]

Having had an engine on my motorbike rebuilt my Mistral Engineering (a proven engine builders) they advised me to stay well clear of Silkolene....they said if foams too much.

l was told kendall Oil is the best you can get but hard to find in the UK

Castrol gets my money 99% of the time

[Markjay]

Oil thread.... I'm going to just sit back and enjoy this one...  8-) keep them coming!  

[sounds2k]

I just bought a 5 litre container of this stuff:



- £15.99 inc. VAT from Halfrauds with trade card  

soooooooo ... what else do I need to buy, I'll be sourcing the parts and getting a local garage to fit it as I don't have a suitable lift or ramps ...

I'm thinking along the lines of:

P/N 96014235 - large sump gasket
P/N 96014234 - small sump gasket
P/N 96015432 - filter assembly

... is there anything else needed? ta  

[Gaffers]

How much was the dextron III without the TC?

I've heard that when replacing the gearbox sump you just need some gasket maker compound which works better than a new gasket, but I cant remember which one...

[sounds2k]

retail price is £20.99 (from Halfrauds) ... not sure about the gasket maker, I've heard of it being used on the engine sump but not the gearbox ones ...

[Markjay]

I just bought a 5 litre container of this stuff:



- £15.99 inc. VAT from Halfrauds with trade card  

soooooooo ... what else do I need to buy, I'll be sourcing the parts and getting a local garage to fit it as I don't have a suitable lift or ramps ...

I'm thinking along the lines of:

P/N 96014235 - large sump gasket
P/N 96014234 - small sump gasket
P/N 96015432 - filter assembly

... is there anything else needed? ta  

The Vx gasket set is only around £13 Trade, but Marks DTM says that the gaskets are no good, better to use Loctite liquid gasket instead.

The filter is quite expensive - circa £60 - and if it is not broken then it can be cleaned.

You will also need the drain plug washer - p/n 11023582 (13 Pence...)






 

[sounds2k]

OK, thanks for that - is there a Vx P/N for the loctite instant gasket or will the garage need to source it? ta