manual gear oil suggestions?

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by jhandy

I was going to change my gear oil in my 2002 S manual this weekend, but I can not seem to find two people that agree with what to put in there.

the car has 65K miles and I drive in south texas heat.

What brand and weight oil would be the best regardless of price?

Also does anyone have a DIY link for this?

thanks,
James

There is a basic reason why you cannot get agreement on what type of gear oil Porsche uses; because they use a totally unique product that is made just for them. As the result, most major gear oil companies (the truthful ones anyway) simply say they do not have a suitable replacement, while the hucksters will tell you theirs is a perfect substitute……

Knowing how much these gearboxes cost, and that the OEM fill is a readily available and inexpensive full synthetic product, going to Sunset and buying the OEM fill is your best bet.