mikerunner Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 hi all, i am having trouble finding gearbox oil for my 6 speed tt. i have checked prevous threads which reccormend the following Manual 6-speed V160/161 Gearbox Stock = Toyota V160 oil (PART No. 08885-01306) Capacity 1.8l's when dry Toyota V160 Oil (comes in 1L cans - require 2 cans) Alternative: Esso Dextron D21065 - R34 Skyline has same box and uses this, however this too is in short supply BMW oil called MTF-LT-1 or LT-2 - Feedback required from testers Castrol Transmax Z - Feedback required from testers Royal Purple SynchroMax - Feedback required from testers Mobil ATF 220 - Feedback required from testers I recommend you stick with stock but in recent times this has been hard to get hold of, so it's the Esso now... Interval = 2 Years / 30,000miles depending on use/power levels but i can not find any of these oils. can someone suggest where i should go to buy and which one i can get. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 MR-T if your lucky they will have some somewhere even if you have to wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 (edited) I got some out of toyota, i'll see if i can find the part number EDIT: 08886-82025 for the v160 replacement oil Its not cheap however, 50quid or something for 5litres Edited October 25, 2009 by monsween (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csa Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 whifbitz has some stock left I think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 But its expensive as hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondango Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Been running RPS on several v160's for 4 years now, no problems to report Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 whifbitz has some stock left I think... Thats where i got mine from But its expensive as hell Not really IMO when you consider the mileage to £'s No one seems to moan about the £50 per x,000 miles for an oil and filter but £80 for 2l's of gearbox oil that will last over 20K miles gets a few moans.........(mind you I was the same until I sat down and though about this and that the gearbox is at least - possibly more - as important to look after as the engine). It might be a rip off/unnecessary expense but at the worst it's £50 'wasted' over alternatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Me too. I've been using Royal Purple fluids for the last 10 years, Synchromax for the last 3. No issues whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelboyne Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 what ever you put in make sure its atf of some description. i used toyota type iv with no problems.mobil shc fully syn in the box now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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