Transaxle oil
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:18 pm
Going to do a service on the Mk4. The transaxle was brand new when i fitted it a couple of years ago, when i got the car it came with two which my friend had bought over twenty years before!. I filled the box with an ep75/80 but have always been slightly unhappy with how thin the oil was and have decided to change it now but what to use i'm not sure.
The oil of choice we used in the 70's was always Shell EP80 which i understood had an additive in it suitable for the bronze bushings in the Imp box, it was also much thicker which i prefer altho' i fully understand that oils have progressed somewhat since then.
Do we have a definative answer?.
Dave.
The oil of choice we used in the 70's was always Shell EP80 which i understood had an additive in it suitable for the bronze bushings in the Imp box, it was also much thicker which i prefer altho' i fully understand that oils have progressed somewhat since then.
Do we have a definative answer?.
Dave.