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Old 17-12-2009, 11:47 AM
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Default What oil for a t5

Just fitting my new reconed t5 box.
What oil shall I use?
What do ford recommend and is there anything better.
Gearbox guy recommended a fully synth. But which grade do I need.
Theres not much on this topic.
Thanks in advance
Old 17-12-2009, 12:20 PM
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The recommended oil is auto transmission fluid.
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ATF is recommended by ford, dexron 2

or some use 75W90 gear oil which does protect better, but will give you a notchy box from cold
Old 17-12-2009, 02:50 PM
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as said dexron 2 is ya best bet
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Castrol SMX S 75w-85 worked great in the Canadian cold in my T9. I'm sure it would work just fine in a T5. We can't get SMX over here anymore.

75w90 Synthetic is what I'm moving too. I have Redline ATF in my Merkur currently. It has a T5 now.
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