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Royal Purple manual synco max , I just ordered some for mine after lots of searching on supraforums its well tried and tested also some links to bmw forums that are also running getrag 6's like some one else said get over it its a gearbox toyota put a label on the 2jz saying 5w-30 does anyone take a blind notice to that :)

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opie did recommend these Amsoil ATF, Motul Multi ATF, Fuchs ATF4400 or Millers Millermatic ATF SPIII. But would have liked to get v160, plus I need it asap as it is getting done before dragonball which is less than a week away !! Anyone used any of these as it would mean I could pick them up at japfest.

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The V160 oil Toyota recommends is actually an automatic transmission fluid used to reduce parasitic drag on the gearbox internals thereby improving fuel comsumption and emissions, a big factor when the car was first introduced but probably not at the top of anyones list today.

 

Get yourself a proper manual transmission fluid, your gearbox will thank you for it in the long run.

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The V160 oil Toyota recommends is actually an automatic transmission fluid used to reduce parasitic drag on the gearbox internals thereby improving fuel comsumption and emissions, a big factor when the car was first introduced but probably not at the top of anyones list today.

 

Get yourself a proper manual transmission fluid, your gearbox will thank you for it in the long run.

 

Opies don't stock royal purple any recommendations?

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opie did recommend these Amsoil ATF, Motul Multi ATF, Fuchs ATF4400 or Millers Millermatic ATF SPIII. But would have liked to get v160, plus I need it asap as it is getting done before dragonball which is less than a week away !! Anyone used any of these as it would mean I could pick them up at japfest.

 

strange how theyre all auto fluids for a manual box...

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Surely it's just a spec'd oil rating you could pick up from any manufacturer such as castrol etc providing you obtain the correct weight? (75w90 or something similar etc etc)

 

From what I've read before, it has to be a certain type of oil otherwise the seals in the gearbox can perish.

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http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?262381-Which-gearbox-oil&highlight=gearbox+oil+seals

 

http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?218261-V160-Gear-Oil-amp-Differential-Oil-Supraforums-discussion&highlight=gearbox+oil+seals

 

Amongst others I've read before.

 

"With the oils we had tested, we found high sulphur levels. At higher temps the sulphur can break down and produce acidic compounds - not what you want around the metals of your engine and gearbox. In the US, their attitude to oils is usually quite different to the rest of the world - they tend to use basic oils and change them often. Although the RP isn't a basic oil, they probably change it more often than you'd want to, but it doesn't matter to them as much as the RP is so much cheaper over there. Changing often would prevent the build up of higher levels of acidic compounds.

 

The oils I listed do not have the high levels of sulphur and I see that as an advantage over the RP oils we had tested.

 

Cheers

 

Tim"

 

Source - Tim from Opie Oils.

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http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?262381-Which-gearbox-oil&highlight=gearbox+oil+seals

 

http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?218261-V160-Gear-Oil-amp-Differential-Oil-Supraforums-discussion&highlight=gearbox+oil+seals

 

Amongst others I've read before.

 

"With the oils we had tested, we found high sulphur levels. At higher temps the sulphur can break down and produce acidic compounds - not what you want around the metals of your engine and gearbox. In the US, their attitude to oils is usually quite different to the rest of the world - they tend to use basic oils and change them often. Although the RP isn't a basic oil, they probably change it more often than you'd want to, but it doesn't matter to them as much as the RP is so much cheaper over there. Changing often would prevent the build up of higher levels of acidic compounds.

 

The oils I listed do not have the high levels of sulphur and I see that as an advantage over the RP oils we had tested.

 

Cheers

 

Tim"

 

Source - Tim from Opie Oils.

 

Many conflicting views on this !! There doesn't seem to be a clear answer in there, what I get from the first link is that you just have to change it more often.

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Many conflicting views on this !! There doesn't seem to be a clear answer in there, what I get from the first link is that you just have to change it more often.

 

A high percentage of Supra owners , drag Supra's run Royal Purple without issues for a good few years now; I would just stick with Royal Purple

 

If the oil caused any issues, I think we would have gearboxes failing left right and center

 

I too bought the Motul ATF off Opie Oils based what tim saod but my Supra Specialist advised against using it as it was not used widely in the Supra community or proven to be reliable for our gear boxes like Royal Purple. I stuck with Colins advise and my gearbox is still running strong a 4 years on, plus a few 1000 Supra owners have gone through a few changes now

 

I never heard of any issues with the Oil causing failure

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When my friends car came in from Japan he got the importer to do a gearbox oil change, the importer put in Redline Manual gearbox shock proof oil, The selector seal went in her after a week of sitting up with the oil in the car (was not driven), if it is just conincidence I dont know (age of the car) but I know it definetly was the completly wrong oil and I did read numerous times on the web the redline eats seals in our gearbox; even Chris has a caveat on the Motul he has for sale

 

Because Don was acting the tool doing burn outs even though I told him it is the incorrect oil, he ended up spinning a bearing after about 3 weeks of having the car here

 

I am sure the majority of ATF fluids will be OK, but I am using Royal purple to be safe , definetly do not want to rebuild a Getrag $$$$

 

I have her 4 years 10 months now, no gearbox issues

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