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so what oil goes in my manual gear box?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:09 pm
by roverv8
pug 406 5 speed manual on an R reg, i have a litre of 80W/90GL-5, would this be ok,i recon any oil is better than none,
Re: so what oil goes in my manual gear box?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:14 pm
by Bailes1992
Peugeot boxes are sensitive to the oil they use.
I had a clunky 3rd gear, no amount of oil changes/treatments sorted it. Went back to Peugeots oil and it was damm near perfect again!
Juyst go buy peugeot oil, it's cheap too from what I remember.
Re: so what oil goes in my manual gear box?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:34 pm
by steve_earwig
I'm not sure what sort of effect the heavier oil will have as it's GL5 but, from experience, you'll probably have trouble getting it into gear when the 'box is cold and you could bend stuff trying to make it go into gear. Best do as Bailes says, the price of oil in the dealer's is, amazingly, cheap. As cheap as a car factor's anyway.
I know the ML5s take 75W80W but I don't know about BEs. Edit: D9 Haynes says the same.
Re: so what oil goes in my manual gear box?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:52 pm
by lozz
its over £8 a litre at the main dealers iirc.
bought somefrom them when ihad the box Rebuilt on the old 406.
not to bad if you only need a litre but if you need a few litres works out abit expensive imho,
the stuff sold at Wilkinsons is a simalar grade/spec, Make Coma, £2.99 alitre iwill be using that from now on in french cars ithink,
http://www.commaoil.com/products/results/19184
Re: so what oil goes in my manual gear box?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:55 pm
by roverv8
thank you,
Re: so what oil goes in my manual gear box?
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:11 am
by Gary406
£8 a litre is cheap... considering the price of a new gearbox and labour charges changing it .....
Re: so what oil goes in my manual gear box?
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:16 am
by martint
Why u replacing ur g/box oil? It doesn't need it. If ur finding it difficult selecting a gear then it's most likely the syncro or somethin that oil won't cure. When I 1st got my car I wondered the sAme til about 10 mechanics plus pug mechanic told me iwas just gonna waste money
Re: so what oil goes in my manual gear box?
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 5:01 pm
by roverv8
ok so have oil now wheres the filler plug
Re: so what oil goes in my manual gear box?
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:35 pm
by roverv8
well that was a wast of time,jacked it up,removed wheel,found filler plug( 22") spanner on it removed plug,only to find cant get bottle of oil to it steering rack in way, looks like reverse light switch removal,
Re: so what oil goes in my manual gear box?
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:52 am
by kent406
the gearbox filler plug is at the top of the engine bout 1/2 oclock towards the back of the engine bay. it has a presure release valve on top mate. hope it helps
Re: so what oil goes in my manual gear box?
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:45 pm
by martint
Iwas just gonna say same thing. Don't think ur engine would've enjoyed that oil