Can anyone tell me what gearbox oil should be used in the Tomcat Turbo PG1 box (it's the one with the diff).
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Rob
Coorect Gearbox oil for a PG1 box?
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Use a synthetic 75w-90 (i used comma)
This stuff looked after my gearbox very well.
You can buy a 5 litre container of this for the same price as the rover stuff (around £18) from your local car parts distributer (partco or whatever).
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Andy
This stuff looked after my gearbox very well.
You can buy a 5 litre container of this for the same price as the rover stuff (around £18) from your local car parts distributer (partco or whatever).
HTH
Andy
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Sorry to Hijack the thread
What oil is the best one to use in the PG1 gearbox, MTF94 or 75w/90
The reason i ask is, last week i changed my clutch, drained the box refilled it with MTF-94.
A week later my gearbox is dead
Im wondering if the change of oil played a factor in this?
The oil which came out the gearbox was a red colour??
I dont want it to happen again! Which oil should i use?
cheers Hetz
What oil is the best one to use in the PG1 gearbox, MTF94 or 75w/90
The reason i ask is, last week i changed my clutch, drained the box refilled it with MTF-94.
A week later my gearbox is dead
Im wondering if the change of oil played a factor in this?
The oil which came out the gearbox was a red colour??
I dont want it to happen again! Which oil should i use?
cheers Hetz
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Rover started with 10/40 in the boxes and a change at 24 or 36K (can't remember now), then changed to the Honda spec oil MTF94 (Its a Honda design) around 94 ish, which is supposed to be fill for life.
According to the Witham oils website MTF94 is a fully synth 10/40, what else is in there I don't know.
most people are on MTF94, choice is yours.
According to the Witham oils website MTF94 is a fully synth 10/40, what else is in there I don't know.
most people are on MTF94, choice is yours.
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Ohh that was a long time ago, that's girders in China now...
George.
MK II Sterling Fastback in Gold with rust highlights on LPG (hells teeth the seat heater certainly works)
Ohh that was a long time ago, that's girders in China now...
Rover recommend using a 10w 40 in all PG1 boxes fitted to the 2 litre engined Rover's. After 95-96, MTF94 was standard fill, basically the same grade but no need to change. Anyone using a different grade do so at their own risk, especially those with the ToRSen diff.
No need for any special fully-synthetic type either, mineral or semi is perfectly fine and FS is a waste of money. Gearbox oil change intervals were every 24k except on later car's where it was fill for life with MTF94.
Thicker oil is fine for a gearbox that has some wear, going to a 15w40 has some advantages. But it also makes the change stickier when cold.
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No need for any special fully-synthetic type either, mineral or semi is perfectly fine and FS is a waste of money. Gearbox oil change intervals were every 24k except on later car's where it was fill for life with MTF94.
Thicker oil is fine for a gearbox that has some wear, going to a 15w40 has some advantages. But it also makes the change stickier when cold.
Locking this post and making it a sticky, an all too common question that is asked every two hours