howellsy42

i have a 1995 sti i want to do a gear box and diff oil change next weekend but i dont know what oil i need my subaru dealer said i need a specal gear box oil that they can supply at £9.50 a litre and that il need 4 litres?!?!

what id like to know is what oil do i need for both and were is the best place to get it from?

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

Well walk away from those dealers for a start!
The box takes 4L and the rear diff takes just under 1L.
I have always found castrol syntrax to work well with the Impreza gearbox and it can get rid of nasty synchro crunches.

Jam Performance

iTrader: (3)

castrol syntrax all the way,not too expensive either

howellsy42

castrol syntrax do i use that for both the diff and box
also it the front diff seprate to the gear box or is it built in to the gear box ?

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

Same oil for both. The front diff is inside the gearbox.

howellsy42

thanks very much il do them next week end cheers lads