Question for the manual tranny guys in here...

[dan99solara]

How many of you have changed your transmission fluid. I have 80k on my car and I would like to do it. I've changed it on other cars, but what gear oil do you all recommend? I saw the mobil 1 synthetic 75w-90 at autozone and I might try that. Any one have any suggestions? thanks!

[Fletch]

I don't know what weight, but you must go full synthetic, thats what comes from the factory. I have 110k miles and it's never been changed, I checked it at 100k miles and it looked as clean as if you just opened the quart.

I doubt everybody on the forum would agree but I'm not planning on changing it until the clutch needs replaced.

[pythonjosh]

I've got 64k on my '99 and I agree with not changing the tranny fluid until changing the clutch and resurfacing the flywheel (or dishing out the dough for a lighter flywheel while your at it too). Or at least that's what my plan is. Don't worry about it, unless you're having problems with the transmission.
Later,
Josh

[DavPak]

drain and fill every 30K is good maintenance. do clutch fluid @ 60K.

[TRD_solaRa]

drain and fill every 30K is good maintenance. do clutch fluid @ 60K.

For real? damn, looks like I still have a ways to go . . . I only have 19,000 on my baby. clutch at 60K seems a long time to . . . peace.

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[adam2562]

i do mine every 10-15k miles and i use the toyota 75w-90 works fine
i'm gonna start using lucus tho with it

[Fletch]

Adam2562 Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 5:46 am Post subject:

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i do mine every 10-15k miles and i use the toyota 75w-90 works fine
i'm gonna start using lucus tho with it

My roommate read a link from the VWVortex forum about lucus and the results were not good. Suposedly, some dude did a test with the lucus additive and it turned the oil completely foamy. I'll post the link if he can find it.

[Fletch]

Here is this dude's homemade test on the lucus additive.

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/images/lucas/lucas.htm

[B_Master_Flash]

wow, I let my friend talk me into putting a quart of that garbage in on my last oil change, dont think I'll be doing that again.

[boneezy]

yeah.. i think my 2nd gear synchros are wilin out on me.. coz whenever i shift from redline in 1st to 2nd.... I get that telltale "ZZ" noise

will changing tranny oil do anything about that?

[adam2562]

hmm yea i wont use it either.. no changing ur tranny oil prolly wont.. but they have stuff out there that i believe lessens the wear