G-Lad 0 Posted December 18, 2011 Opie Oils product chooser reckons that I should go for, either: Motul GEAR MB 80W Gearbox lubricant Extreme Pressure Millers Oils EP 75w-80 GL5 high quality gear oil Castrol Manual EP80w gear oil all about £35 for 5litres, inc club discount. http://www.opieoils.co.uk/product-finder/car/engine-oil/volkswagen/1993/corrado/PETROL/corrado/38029/product-finder-2.aspx What's best for improving the gear change in a standard car? How much do I need for a VR6 gearbox? I know to make sure I can get the fill plug out before emptying from the drain plug :D Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
floppyman 0 Posted December 18, 2011 I recommend none of the above.... Mt90 or castrol smx.... If you fancy a trip down to london ill do you a gear oil change with smx for £30. It takes about 3 liters Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G-Lad 0 Posted December 18, 2011 MT90, that sounds familiar - thanks, I shall do some more reading! Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon green 5 Posted December 18, 2011 Redline MT90 gets my vote Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted December 18, 2011 Another vote for Redline MT90. Great stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted December 18, 2011 Redline is the stuff but maybe use SMX or the VW stuff first as a flush Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G-Lad 0 Posted December 18, 2011 Cheers folks - order placed with Opie, along with a bunch of other fluids and an oil filter, ready for the annual service! ...not sure why Redline MT90 didn't get suggested on their search-by-car-type product finder widget, but hey! Ta :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidwort 0 Posted December 18, 2011 SMX-S or vag fully synthetic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted December 19, 2011 Another for SMX-S (or its replacement- think it's been superceeded now). Does just as good a job as MT90 IMHO + it's cheaper and available from Halfords. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fendervg 32 Posted December 19, 2011 Used to use Redline MTL on my Mk2 GTI - any reason why this wouldn't be suited to the Corrado gearbox ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted December 19, 2011 MTL is lighter than MT90. 70W-80 versus 75W-90. The shifts may feel a little slicker when cold with MTL but otherwise will work fine the VR6 box. I might try some of the new 75W-90 "Shockproof" oil next. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon green 5 Posted December 19, 2011 Shockproof isn't recommended for wavetrac LSD ! I don't know about your Quaife Kev,maybe worth a phonecall. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted December 19, 2011 Yeah I can see why on the Wavetrak as it has friction components that would compromised by something too slippery. The Quaife doesn't, it's all plantery gearing and nothing else :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
