Vauxhall gearbox oil

[I_am_Diesel]

Well the Astra van engine change is progressing nicely. I'm doing it at work so I only usually get an hour or so after knock off to crack on or a bit of time at weekends when the hangover allows. Not the easiest of jobs has it has had to come out from below and everything is covered in engine oil/diesel mix. The wrecked engine is out, the replacement has a new clutch and timing belt and most of the ancillaries have been fitted. I just need to find out which is the correct oil for the gearbox. The stuff that leaked out was red and initially had me shitting myself I'd broken a power steering pipe. I could go to my local dealer and buy some from them but they are a bunch of chiselling twatters and I wouldn't give them dog shit, let alone my hard earned. Does anybody know if this is just normal Dextron type oil stuff or is it something special like unicorns period blood I can only get from the Vauxhall wizard? 

 

As always, your sagacious knowledge is very much appreciated.

[Parky]

I would check opie oils or perhaps one of the oil maker sites, such as comma and see what they say.

 

I would imagine it will be some mega synthetic shiz - Redline MTL is rather good but rather pricey

[I_am_Diesel]

Thanks for the advice, I'm hoping it's something simple I can 'borrow' from work.

[skattrd]

Stating what the engine and box is may help people tell you what oil the gearbox takes.

 

I'm also a fan of redline MTL, whenever I drop gearbox oil it gets replaced with that stuff when possible.

The last time I bought some it was around £17 a quart (just under a litre) and I find a box usually uses around 2 of them. £35 for smoother gear changes is worth it in my opinion

[saucedoctor]

Aye, what year/model/engine is it?

 

Assuming it's the same 2001 1.7DTi, then it depends on the gearbox fitted:

 

F13/F23/F35= Opel part number 93 165 290 =75w/90synth

 

F17= Opel part number 90 540 998=ATF DEXRON 3, which is red. But there's red gear oil as well, and 90 540 998 also refers to it as "SAE80"