1986 ES B18E gearbox oil

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1986 ES B18E gearbox oil

Post by levi » Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:34 pm

Well, I know that Turbo's and later's N/A's have bronze in some components of the gearbox and need some special gearbox oil.

But... do the first's ES, from 1986, have bronze components in the gearbox? Can it get a "normal" gearbox oil or it also need the Volvo one?
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Post by Frantic » Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:31 pm

Just been to the Volvo dealer to get me the special Volvo oil
The man told me , to be sure, put the Volvo oil in, as off factory they put this oil in
Moreover the oil doesn't need a change, just fill it up.
Unless you won the lottery. It's €13/ltr and you need 3.4 ltr
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Post by ted clutch » Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:25 am

yes its supposed to be sealed for life.i remember 4 litres a while ago £40-£50.if you can afford it good idea to do it once.i did 167k and gearbox was still slick.i changed at about 100k and it looked ok but had some silvery silt in it.

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Post by Ettore Bugatti » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:53 pm

ELF TransELF gearbox oil has a suitable variant and is supplier for Renault.
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Post by levi » Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:06 am

Hi

I was able to get a Galp oil that is GL4 and API MIL-L-2105 compliant @ arround 6€ / liter :)

Here ELF TransELF is more expensive than the Volvo oil.

Changed it, and the gearbox is a looot better. Sometimes it was very difficult to put some gears, especially 1st, 2nd and 3rd and it was very difficult to put Reverse without a lot of noise. Sometimes I simply can not put 3rd at all.

Now it is as new, smooth changes in all gears, perfect :D
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Post by ted clutch » Sun Jul 26, 2009 11:20 am

nice to know i wasnt imagining it then.mine was a lot better.kept on going strong.

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Re: 1986 ES B18E gearbox oil

Post by gingherheed » Thu Nov 18, 2010 4:10 pm

I just got 4 litres of Dexron III for my 92 Auto and it was £24. From Volvo.

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