Trans Axle Oil

[jcb986]

TITAN SINTOPOID 75W-90 synthetic axle fluid from Pelican Parts

[Bala]

Titan Sintopoid is not the oil for cold climate areas. Until the tranny warms up it is so hard to shift. Crunches and get you wondering if something is wrong with the tranny. Did not have that with the old oil that was in the car. Switching to Porsche fluid.

[thstone]

I had my local shop use original Porsche oil when the shift arm was backing out of the transaxle and I had a small leak (and poor shifting). Oil re-fill was about $200 + $100 labor.

[Bala]

Originally Posted by thstone

I had my local shop use original Porsche oil when the shift arm was backing out of the transaxle and I had a small leak (and poor shifting). Oil re-fill was about $200 + $100 labor.

28 bucks a liter times 3 and DIY. Add few bucks for the plug seal. $90 tops.

[Homeboy981]

One more note about the Amsoil…

It is GOOD on COLD shifts! First to second is no problem, even when cold.

Feels better than whatever was in there before, most likely Porsche stuff. Very good on HOT days too! Have not missed a shift since I have run this stuff. It seems to "slide" into gear easier. At a stop the gearshift moves with little effort (NOTE: that may be more indicative of gear wear than actual lubrication however).

We'll see how it looks when I have to replace it in another 60k miles!

@JD - can you get that oil by the liter?