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by Evil
Fri Aug 31, 2018 9:27 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: 2nd gear crunch
Replies: 46
Views: 7166

Re: 2nd gear crunch

Well it was 75w80.. GL-5. can't find any more deets on it.. I think I saw semi-synth on the bottle but can't be 100%. Memory's not great and it was 3 days ago.

But what gearbox should be in the car??
by Evil
Fri Aug 31, 2018 8:44 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: 2nd gear crunch
Replies: 46
Views: 7166

Re: 2nd gear crunch

What gearbox should be in it?
It's an 04 Highline TDI 130.



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by Evil
Fri Aug 31, 2018 7:51 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: 2nd gear crunch
Replies: 46
Views: 7166

Re: 2nd gear crunch

Gazwould wrote: Fri Aug 31, 2018 5:18 am Need more precise info than that like what VW gearbox oil spec the QX is ?
All I know is it is a semi synth 75w-80, GL-5 oil. Probably made by Shell.
Normally we take our own fluids/parts but didn't in this case (the garage is reputable, we've used them for years and trust them)
by Evil
Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:07 pm
Forum: I.C.E
Topic: Radio Nav MCD mini iso's & optional amp
Replies: 0
Views: 10706

Radio Nav MCD mini iso's & optional amp

Part number for the h/u is in the pics, as are pics of the plugs round the back.. I'm hoping to replace the (blue) cd changer for an aux input.. perhaps with an upgrade to Bluetooth later.. But I'd like to have the optional amp too . Is it likely to be plug'n'play? Does it plug into the green or yel...
by Evil
Thu Aug 30, 2018 3:39 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: 2nd gear crunch
Replies: 46
Views: 7166

Re: 2nd gear crunch

The garage sourced the oil, I think it was Triple QX 75 80 I can live with it for now as long as I'm not causing catastrophic damage... Never really dealt with gearboxes before so, to me, crunch = something's going to break soon.. if that's not the case I'll give it a coupla hundred earth miles and ...
by Evil
Wed Aug 29, 2018 4:16 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: 2nd gear crunch
Replies: 46
Views: 7166

2nd gear crunch

I have googled, my game is weak at the mo it would appear.. Got the derv 130 awx with 5-speed manual and 2nd gear is crunchy. Took it in today for a fluid change, it has improved a bit but not much.. Next I was thinking of attempting linkage adjustment before looking into more drastic fixes.. Can't ...
by Evil
Wed Aug 29, 2018 9:37 am
Forum: INTRODUCTIONS & NEWBIES
Topic: Flatlander rolling in
Replies: 1
Views: 600

Flatlander rolling in

Hi all... just decided to join the forum (this one) and found I'd already joined but hadn't posted!!... Numnuts.. Anyway.. we were looking for a Mk4 Golf Wagon but got (very) lucky on an ebay auction for an '04 Estate Highline 130 a week ago. Instantly replaced the 15's with some Audi S-Line 17's (t...