gearbox oil

[vwturbo]

hi guys touran 2.0tdi bkd engine gearbox hdu does anyone know whats the best oil to put in gearbox,

[Gazwould]

Whats the gearbox oil specification number ?

[Guest 2]

Get it from VW, comes in 1L bottles.

[Gazwould]

And get ripped off by an oil that VW doesn't even make .

[vwturbo]

thanks for quick replys spoke to vw earlier they want 21.73 per litre,and they wouldnt give me the spec of the oil,said it wasnt on his system,gazworld dont understand the the spec number you mentioned

[Gazwould]

Volkswagen Gear Oil Specifications

VW G 009 317
Gear oil for mechanical and automatic 6 gear transmissions.


VW G 052 145 A2
Special synthetic gear oil with SAE 75W90 viscosity for front and rear differentials, including limited slip differentials.


VW G 052 162 A2
Special ATF with viscosity modifier. Suitable for 4 and 5 gear ZF automatic transmissions. Not suitable for 6 gear transmissions.


VW G 052 171
SAE 70W75 viscosity gear oil.


VW G 052 171 A2
Special gear oil designed for the manual transmissions of cars with transverse engines.


VW G 052 175
Special working fluid for Haldex clutches. Developed by Haldex and Statoil.


VW G 052 178
Gear oil with SAE 75W viscosity.


VW G 052 180 A2
Special gear oil for Audi Multitronic transmissions.


VW G 052 182 (VW TL 521 82)
Special gear oil for certain DSG dual clutch transmissions.


VW G 052 190 A2
Special VW gear oil for Multitronic CVT transmissions.


VW G 052 726
Monograde gear oil with SAE 75W viscosity.


VW G 052 798
SAE 70W75 viscosity gear oil.


VW G 052 911
Audi specification for transmissions used with longitudinal engine configurations. Products meeting this specification are of SAE 75W90 viscosity and also meet API GL-5 criteria.


VW G 052 990
Special ATF for automatic transmissions combined with differentials.


VW G 055 005
Special ATF for VW automatic transmissions and transaxles.


VW G 055 145
Transmission oil with 3% Sturaco additive.


VW G 055 162
Special ATF for VW automatic transmissions and transaxles.


VW G 055 175 A2
Special working fluid for Haldex clutches. Developed by Haldex and Statoil.

[vwturbo]

where would i find the right spec for my cars gearbox it is manual,hdu is the code.i can get it cheaper from eurocar parts and that make is castrol but dont know whats the best thing to use,think im going to buy the vw stuff

[Gazwould]

Choose an ester racing oil producer like Fuchs .

Ask main dealer or TPS what the product part number is and that will correspond with that list .

[Guest 2]

thanks for quick replys spoke to vw earlier they want 21.73 per litre,and they wouldnt give me the spec of the oil,said it wasnt on his system,gazworld dont understand the the spec number you mentioned

The oil from VW for my 5 speed KBL gearbox was "I think" ~£9.00+VAT /L

[vwturbo]

been to vw and got the oil from there,better to be safe than sorry,thanks guys for replying