MT-90

[ip 0]

So, my gearbox was doing allright. Pretty smooth with maybe a little whine when cold and maybe the odd awkward shift into second. Eitherway, at 100k miles I decided to change the tranny fluid. Bought some MT-90 off eBay and got to work. Easy job, just needed a 17mm allen key from halfords (you'll find it in the sump tools section) and takes a while for the new viscous fluid to run down the funnel into the gearbox. While I was under the car, took the opportunity to grease the brake and power steering lines before winter.

All done, 2 quarts of fluid and a little of the old stuff to top it up. What a transformation! If I thought it was okay before it's pretty damned good now. No whine at all and second gear selects smoothly every time. For £24 of fluid, I'd recommend this to anyone.

Just thought I'd share.

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[jesterwalker69 0]

I dont want to do this in case half a tonne of filings come out with the oil!!!

[FishWick 21]

Unless you've been crunching cogs, that won't happen :-)

Agreed with MT-90, it's great stuff. Add some Slick50 gearbox fluid or Ceratec, and life gets even better!

[ip 0]

Yeah, no iron fillings from mine. I was surprised how mucky it had got though and how light. I know the MT-90 is meant to be more viscous but the stuff that came out was like dirty white spirit.

If you're not already grinding then you'll be fine.

[VR6 VDF 0]

Yep MT-90 is some amazing stuff! really helped the gear changes on mine

[jesterwalker69 0]

Not grinding but do have difficulty getting into some gears.

Also my car seems to think its an automatic sometime and after changing it revs up then drops down and starts pulling again!

[mightymidget 0]

Best mod I've done. MT90 is the business............

[Bobtrude 0]

how much fluid do u need for the vr?

[Moochalargo 0]

2 Litres

[lowvr 0]

where can you buy this stuff from except from ebay?

any mainstream sort of shops?

[SankysVR6 1]

I got mine from Demon Tweeks

[H13VYY 0]

im going to service my car next month and was wondering what gearbox oil to use. iv read mixed reviews with this MT-90. some say its fantastic some say after a little while it a loada bollox. should i go for mt-90? or the standard vr6 gearbox oil?

[gavinvr6 0]

im going with mt-90 in a couple of weeks, will see how this goes before i do a final drive up-grade

[gavinvr6 0]

i was just reading a listing on ebay that sells mt-90 oil. he is saying its a low 70w at cold and an 80-85w at high temperature, with 85w being even stickier than 70w, if thats the case wouldnt the vw reccomended 80w90 be even better at cold then even better still if it goes up a grade when hot?

i know that was gobbeldy-gook but im just trying to get my head round it, the listing on ebay was trying to sound clever when it didnt make sense and used wourds that aint even in the bloody dictionary