rjac001 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) just wanted to know how much im going to need to replace the oil ?? bmw 325i E30 manual gearbox oil quantities? *Edit for getrag 1 - 1.5 Liters ( SAE 80 ) Edited February 25, 2009 by rjac001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CamB 48 Report post Posted February 25, 2009 just wanted to know how much im going to need to replace the oil ?? bmw 325i E30 manual gearbox oil quantities? *Edit for getrag 1 - 1.5 Liters ( SAE 80 ) Haven't you answered your own question? I believe the VIN decoder gives information too: http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted February 25, 2009 just wanted to know how much im going to need to replace the oil ?? bmw 325i E30 manual gearbox oil quantities? *Edit for getrag 1 - 1.5 Liters ( SAE 80 ) Quantity is right.. oil type is wrong...should be G3 full sysnthetic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjac001 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2009 Quantity is right.. oil type is wrong...should be G3 full sysnthetic G3 what is that equivilant to ? or what brand oil are you talking about ?? where to get from ? just give it to me in plain english Doc Cheers Rich Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted February 26, 2009 G3= is auto trans oil..which is the correct oil for early BMW manual gearboxes....use full synthetic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickSilver 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2009 Too add - I use redline high performance ATF, it is g3 fully synthetic, available from BNT. It doesn't have to be the high performance version but I thought my old gearbox deserved the best Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl 3 Report post Posted February 26, 2009 I've been using Redline MTF full synthetic in the g/box and diff Has done quite well ripping up and down the country and around Manfeild and Taupo tracks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjac001 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2009 I'm just going off what the Haynes manual states which is SAE 80, to API GL4 I've already bought 2 liters of castrol VMX 80 manual gearbox fluid (non synthetic) so ill let you know how I get on... should be ok I think Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 34 Report post Posted February 26, 2009 Glenn, care to elaborate why to use the G3? Bentley also specifies API GL4 Manual Trans fluid. I'm about to replace the fluid in mine and will put in the G3, but want to know why. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted February 26, 2009 You can use VMX 75w80 but the correct oil is G3... some of the race series guys are using 75w80.. however if I was ... I would be using Synthese 75w80 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjac001 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2009 Replaced oil today used 1.4 liters, Wow what a difference feels like a new gearbox, Very smooth changes, and getting into 1st / Reverse much easier!! Well worth the time and $$$ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boost Junky 1 Report post Posted March 2, 2009 Glenn, care to elaborate why to use the G3? Bentley also specifies API GL4 Manual Trans fluid. I'm about to replace the fluid in mine and will put in the G3, but want to know why. G3 is like your Valvoline or Castrol DX3 aka Dextron three im sure. Correct me otherwise Glenn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
