i went to a benz spare parts dealer and he said to use castrol 75/85 synthictic oil for the gearbox, so i asked will it be ok to use in my model, replied yes ofcourse no different to the benz oils and cheaper hmmmmm
Hi Xfiles
Someone must make oil for MB, they may like you to think that it is specifically formulated for them but who knows. It's not unknown for main dealers to use different oils than specified by the manufacturer. An Audi dealer in Finchley once told me that HSBC (the lease company of my then company car) would not pay for 'Audi oil' which is why an alternatve brand appeared on the invoice.
The current MB recomendation is probably different to the oil recomended whem the vehicle was new anyway.
If you trust the dealer go with thier recomendation.
Let us know how you get on.
Sorry for the delay. The following oils are suitable according to the WIS for Gearbox G32:
Gear Oil MB 317 by Exxon Mobil
MB 235.10 Schaltgetriebeöl A 001 989 2603 by Mercedes Benz.
It states that these are SAE 75W/85W oils so your friend might be right. Gearbox oils contain additives such as phosphorous and sulphur compound which allow the oil to lubricate between the teeth of mating gears even when highly loaded (so call EP or 'Extreme Pressure' gear oils). Its possible that they contain other additives like corrosion inhibitors, etc. Just a thought?
hy its mai first post here (sorry my bad engllish)
someone can help me y have a litle problem i chenge gearbox oil with mobil 75w
but i have dificulti with change gears on cold
i see its a special gear oil tipe somone can tell me what oil use
this is vin:wdb9046631r663035 thipe of gherbox i dont have ideea but its with low transmision ratio om 3000 rpm the speed is 100km/h
thanks!