Final drve and gearbox oil choice

[Dusty]

Im dreading asking this.........

Im off to northern Ireland next month for a long weekend. Wanting to do a service of engine.. gearbox and final drive... im looking for a steer for sone decent oil for gearbox and final drive .

Any suggestions links would be apprecuated..

Dusty

 

[Smug]

Castrol

 

[Ant1967]

Putoline heavy gear oil or anything rated GL5

 

[Accutronal]

Just did mine, replaced with Castrol Syntrax Universal Plus 75W-90 fully synthetic. Noticeably smoother gearchange on my 97 R1100GS. I found Opie Oils were cheapest (but ensure you register to get a small discount) at only £12.60 a litre:

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-77373-c...l-synthetic-manual-transmission-diff-oil.aspx

Al

Im dreading asking this.........

Im off to northern Ireland next month for a long weekend. Wanting to do a service of engine.. gearbox and final drive... im looking for a steer for sone decent oil for gearbox and final drive .

Any suggestions links would be apprecuated..

Dusty

 

[Trullion]

+1 for Castrol Syntrax, though really any GL-5 spec oil in the 75/90, 80/90 or 90 range will do fine.

 

[uncle dick]

Syntrax

 

[Dusty]

fank q

Many thanks for the steer gents I'll get that then....looks fine

Thanks again.

Dusty

 

[Bendy toy]

One litre will comfortably do gearbox and FD


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[MattW]

One litre will comfortably do gearbox and FD


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No it won't.

From the factory manual:

Gearbox:
Fill quantity:
Initial filling..............................1.0 l (1.76 Imp. pints)
During oil changes ...................0.8 l (1.4 Imp. pints)

FD:
Fill quantity:
Initial filling ...........................0.25 l (0.44 Imp. pints)
During oil changes .............0.23 l (0.404 Imp. pints)

This tallies with my experience - a 1 litre bottle isn't quite enough for a gearbox + FD oil change.

 

[superteso]

If you try this one

You will never change it.


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[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

Use GL5 - not GL4/5 - I think this fooked my gearbox.
Changing the oil (drain + refill) is seldom needed due to mileage or age, but it is a good idea to check for any particles or water.

 

[dicktheleg]

Just got 2 litres of Syntrax 75-90 off amazon, delivered for less than £28, seller sent me a free small camera case too, bargain.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Castrol-Syn...e=UTF8&qid=1403366598&sr=8-5&keywords=Syntrax