loupeygeorge Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 can anyone recommend the appropriate grade gear box oil i should put in my 02 sport AUB and the box has done 130k. theres no problems with it but i dont think its been changed in its life and with winter coming up i want to make its life as easy as possible. ive read the how to on changing it and castrol 75/90s was used on a 1.4s but is this the case with the sport or will it need different oil as its ratios are different. any help will be much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupeygeorge Posted October 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 does no one know the answer to this, i went to vw today and he said they dont even put the grade of oil on the bottles they sell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danoid Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) They should of asked you for your reg, then gave you the correct oil for yours Edited October 10, 2013 by danoid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop_The_Bass Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 pretty poor from VW to not know the grade of gearbox oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupogtiboy Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 Vw don't put the oil grades on the bottle, just a part number. If you message me your reg, I can find out the VW part number for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupeygeorge Posted October 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 yeah we got the reg and everything but i wanted the grade so i could go and get same oil and not pay stealer prices. i'll send you a message over now pal, from the part number can it then be deciphered what oil it is? or am i going to have to take the plunge anyway. if so im going tps as i believe they're cheaper then dealers or do you HAVE to be a trader to purchase from there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex-Bone94 Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 75w80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupogtiboy Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Your gearbox code is FHX and holds 2.7 litres from empty. The vw part number for the oil is G 060 726 A2 which is £6.56 inc vat for 1ltr, ELSA suggests is a G51SAE 75W-90 synthetic oil, and must only be filled with this type of oil. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinsimons Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 You've been very helpful and knowledgeable here. Please, if you have time, could you look at my own post about changing gearbox oil on my Lupo E? I've recorded it under Lupo 'model specific' section. 18th October 2013.If you could also advise what oil I'll need that would really be a great help too. Thank you Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loupeygeorge Posted October 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 thanks a lot for that pal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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