Gearbox Reconditioning

[khemgrg36]

Hi all,

I've got a R33 non-turbo. I've problems with the gearbox. I can hear a loud crunching noise when shifting from 1st to 2nd. And, also the reverse gear is hard to select. Can i have just these fixed or do I need to recondition the gearbox? And, also at what figure am I looking to get it fixed? Any recommendations highly appreciated.

[GTS4WD]

Poeple jump to reco's too early..

Try a lighter weight box oil first..

What oil are you using at the moment?

[khemgrg36]

Hey,

I've got no idea which oil it is at the moment. Which oil do you recommend?

[central coast person]

Shell Spirax CX 80w-90 is recommended (by nissan and they recomended it 15 years ag for r33's so do not use is same for castrol with the nulon adjective is not good its not capable of the gearboxes needs the syncro's with get crused

cross reference this with a redline oil and its a smoother oil and you will thank yourself for paying a little bit more

[central coast person]

Redline MT90!!!!!!

i remember now no need for cross reference

[khemgrg36]

Hey,

So I should just use Redline MT90, is it? Or are there other products as well? Also, in which stores can I find that product?

Cheers

[R338OY]

I've done some searching because i'll be doing 'box oil soon. A quick search in SAU says Redline Lightweight XXXX (forgot exactly) is the way to go. There's a few different grades, so do some research before you pick one. It's blue coloured.

My gearbox is rough too. It's not cheap ($3000 new box) to either reco OR replace it so try avoid it unless you have lots of cash

[central coast person]

R338OY is right about the oils

the make of the oil is called redline lightweight shockproof

the grade is up to you depending on the crunch, when you go to the place take a look at the grades they sell in that type of redline try somthing close to a 80w-90 as i see a lot of skyline guys using that grade. Remember winter is coming up too and the crunch may seem worse so give the gearbox about 500-1000km to get the oil through its system (ive read on the forums the guys say the any gearbox oil needs to coat it for a bit)

around what area are you in?

im on the central coast N.S.W and i guy mine from Bursons automotive

again prices range and i see it inbetween $25 and $33 per liter

i dont know how to fill the gts people say pour it down the shifter and others say that dosnt go to your gearbox so look into that.

i have a gts4 so i have to use a handpump to put my gearbox oil in

cheers, Andrew

[khemgrg36]

Hey guys,

Thanks a lot. I'm in Melbourne and I'll prolly be able to get the oil from Burson over here. And btw how many litres do I need?

[central coast person]

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Try there first people to look apparently its slightly cheaper if not you will find bursons stock a good range of redline.

gts4 mayyybe a little different, mine is 3.8

if anything yours will be less but not by much only 200ml

[Luke_ENR34]

ive been told to use a valvalene multi grade gear box oil. That was from some big hp gtr guys.

[R338OY]

Get 4L and you'll be fine.

[charlie25T]

Boys Redline is One of the worst things you can run in your gearbox

Only Mineral oil in the box (for eg. Castrol VMX 80)

redline will only wear out the synco more.

it is only a bandaid fix for maximum 1000km...............

If hear crunching........ that means that you syncros are lazy

meaning a recondition is need..............

I know it should cost About $1000-$1500 from Craft differenitials

[Gtrgodzilla67]

No its not lol we use redline in all our rebuilt gearboxes in high hp cars like gtr etc,

we swear by the stuff .

it sounds to me more like this guy has a clutch drag or the bush in the crank , as reverse doesnt even have a syncro,

ide be checking the adjustment of your clutch if it engages close to the floor then adjust it so its engages about half way along the pedal stroke, and i reckon that will help it to ,