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Is it a good idea to change my gear oil?

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Old 01-29-2004, 08:57 AM
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Is it a good idea to change my gear oil?
I have royal purpe gear oil that ive been wanting to change.... you cold out to do it... is it a good idea to do it ene though i highly doubt it has ever been changed? i have a 5 spd.. how many bottles/ liters does it take? just wanted your opinions thanks a lot
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The gear oil should be cnaged every 30K miles.
It will take from 4.5 - 5 bottles to fill it up.
Make sure you get the right stuff for your weather conditions
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Old 01-29-2004, 11:39 AM
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it's 10 quarts isn't it? something like that.
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Originally Posted by Big D
it's 10 quarts isn't it? something like that.

5 quarts

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Originally Posted by Big D
it's 10 quarts isn't it? something like that.
About 10 for the automatic, about 5 for the manual.
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