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9N POLO GEARBOX OIL

Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 4:35 pm
by jaredm
Hey

I need to change the oil in my 1.4i polo. the book spec says bot3 oil. is there any other alternative that can be used?

thanks

Re: 9N POLO GEARBOX OIL

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:13 pm
by MK2 G60
Just use normal minrale gear oil in the box.
Vw uses synthetic but on some boxs we chaingeing to minral as per vw.

Re: 9N POLO GEARBOX OIL

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:26 pm
by maranou
castrol 75w90 2L=4x500ml bottels from midas/autozone :wink:

Re: 9N POLO GEARBOX OIL

Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:17 am
by jaredm
thanks alot guys

Re: 9N POLO GEARBOX OIL

Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 10:24 am
by MeanTdi
g60 golf wrote:Just use normal minrale gear oil in the box.
Vw uses synthetic but on some boxs we chaingeing to minral as per vw.
G60, what gearbox oil would you recommend to use to prolong the life of a Tdi gearbox, where power output is more than stock?

Re: 9N POLO GEARBOX OIL

Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:04 pm
by maranou
Bot 150m castrol if i spell it rite but it is a 75w90 full synthetic and cost alot a 500ml think R80+-each

Re: 9N POLO GEARBOX OIL

Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 10:51 pm
by MK2 G60
On that box and the polo gti we used the atf fromthe dsg and the box was so nice and smooth.
The oil in the 6spd tdi box is synthetic and fine.