 What oil to use for manual gboxes ?
Hi all,
I have the so common problem of not being able to shift into 1st unless I use force. I have to firstly go into 2nd and then it goes into 1st without any problems.
However, I recently took a 300km trip into the mountains, half of the trip was on the highway and the other half was mainly curves and serpentines and I noticed that I was able to shift into 1st from standing still. I am thinking that all the heat from the engine increased the oil temp in the gearbox and thus my problem disappeared....and I have to admit that the problem is temperature related although there is a little play in the gear selection mechanism.
I went under the car to check for the ''magic sticker'' that tells you what oil to use but I couldn't find it...no trace of this bloody sticker. How can I find out what type of oil to use for my gearbox?
Can anyone shed some light on this one as I saw conflicting information over the internet.
The car is a manual 04/1995 316ti.
Any guidance is appreciated. |