Gearbox oil never changed is this right

[Ant FR]

Just booked my car in for its 40000 mile service, £289 all in, not bad i thought

questioned the gearbox oil situation and they said its never changed just topped up, is this correct??

 

[maxcars1]

Just booked my car in for its 40000 mile service, £289 all in, not bad i thought

questioned the gearbox oil situation and they said its never changed just topped up, is this correct??

According to the Inspection Service form 03/2002 they only check - had my 40K back in Mar, and that's all they did.

 

[andythom]

Should only ever need topped up....

not as important to change from what i heard...

But maybe thats why VAG boxes fail more...

 

[sssstew]

yep thats correct from what ive heard also, only ever checked.

 

[stoneyfordNI]

i had my box drained n refilled with vw stuff a month ago ANT , changes feel a lot smoother n engage easier fella , fluid only came to 18quid or something , u need 4 litre bottles anyhow

 

[muddyboots]

I've been meaning to get mine changed for ages now, but never got round to it.

I was wondering if upgrading/changing the oil type might help, maybe a synthetic oil ?

 

[stoneyfordNI]

bill recommended normal vag stuff , believe his exact words were "pukka stuff" ---very naked chef


plus the oil 4 the 6speed box is a different part num.

 

[techie]

All manual VAG boxes are filled with synthetic oil, no service interval bar check/top up if required.

 

[Ant FR]

well i may get mine done at 60k seems silly as surely the oil will break down over time!

 

[muddyboots]

well i may get mine done at 60k seems silly as surely the oil will break down over time!

My thoughts exactly. It certainly can't do any harm.

 

[Ant FR]

my mate manages a motor fsctors, and he says when the oil reps come around even they say oils do not las the manufacturers times.

For instance, peugeot say 20k for an oil service on the 206 Gti or 2yrs. No way will it last that long, and thats on standard oil.

Plus considering how hard i push my car i think the gearbox deserves to be treated, so once i move away from dealer servicing after warranty i will get someone to do it for me, ( or may do it myself if its not too cold)

 

[NeilC]

If you were planning on an LSD you could do it at the same time.

 

[Ant FR]

ummmm now you're talkig,

 

[stoneyfordNI]

If you were planning on an LSD you could do it at the same time.

n hence y mine was done lol ,