Trouble in the mk2 Clio gear box oil

[Alex1.2mk2]

Right lads changed gearbox oil on the clio mk2 1.2 petrol and first drive it was tuff to get it in some gears is tha just the oil circulating or did I use the wrong one or something?? Any help would be appreciated

 

[Martin_172]

Right lads changed gearbox oil on the clio mk2 1.2 petrol and first drive it was tuff to get it in some gears is tha just the oil circulating or did I use the wrong one or something?? Any help would be appreciated

should feel the same or better. What oil did you use?

 

[Alex1.2mk2]

A bloke who lives two doors down got it me from main dealer cuz he works there and 4 litres of Nissan coolant

 

[Martin_172]

A bloke who lives two doors down got it me from main dealer cuz he works there and 4 litres of Nissan coolant

That doesn't really clear up the question though does it lol. What grade oil did you use in the gearbox?

 

[Alex1.2mk2]

f**k knows what it was he brought in a 5 litre oil bottle he said this will fit your car and he ain’t been wrong about anything yet and he worked at Renault main dealer when the car came out

 

[DaveDreads]

Does it have numbers on the bottle like 75W/90 or 80W/90?

 

[Alex1.2mk2]

Nah all I know it was bright greenmight give it a day or two if it don’t get better I’ll drain it and go halfords buy some more

 

[DaveDreads]

Wait, you poured bright green coolant in the gearbox?

 

[Alex1.2mk2]

It wasn’t coolantI’ve got coolant and there is 4 1L bottles

 

[DaveDreads]

If you don't know what you put in the gearbox, how are we meant to guess?

 

[Martin_172]

did I use the wrong one or something?? Any help would be appreciated

We need info to help.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

If you haven't got a bottle with the spec of the gearbox oil on, your best bet is ask the neighbour exactly what he's given you. Better still ask him to take a pic of the label then you can upload it on here then people will be able to see if you've been given the wrong stuff.
Did you have any problems changing gear before you changed the oil?

 

[JamesBryan]

We're just guessing at this stage if you don't know what grade oil it was.

How much of 'this stuff' did you put in? Should be roughly 3L.

 

[DomP182]

Never come across bright green gearbox oil, as above, if its made your gearbox hard to shift it can't be gearbox oil or at the very least totally the wrong grade

 

[Rob]

Sounds the wrong way around. Bright green coolant maybe…?

 

[rctempire]

Coolant in the gearbox?

 

[Daniel]

I will PayPal you £10 if you video the next draining of your gearbox.

 

[Martin_172]

I will PayPal you £10 if you video the next draining of your gearbox.

+1, thats £20 to film the gearbox draining!

 

[plees]

Have we got to the bottom of this yet. Looking forward to seeing fresh type D running out of the box

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Friday's on CS could be back

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Looks like another question / problem that gets asked then the OP never comes back on. I never get why people do that

 

[Daniel]

Looks like another question / problem that gets asked then the OP never comes back on. I never get why people do that

Presumably because they’ve realised they put coolant in the gearbox.

 

[Leslie Martin]

Right lads changed gearbox oil on the clio mk2 1.2 petrol and first drive it was tuff to get it in some gears is tha just the oil circulating or did I use the wrong one or something?? Any help would be appreciated

I own one myself 16 valve model Y reg phase 2 mk2.
I have never had that problem with mine at all.
But you can add Molyslip to the oil..make it slippery should do the trick

 

[Leslie Martin]

I own a Mk2 Phase 2 1.2 16 valve on a early Y reg..
I have never had a problem with my gearbox at all.
But you can add Molyslip to your new gearbox oil..should do the trick.

 

[ixell]

Always do your homework

 

[ixell]

Wow

 

[DomP182]

I want to see pics of the coolant expansion bottle full of Elfs finest golden slippery stuff.

 

[wozz]

Isn’t it more likely that the gearbox oil comes in 1L bottles and the coolant in 5L?
I’m not sure what’s worse, hypoid 80 in the coolant or coolant in the gearbox…
Proof of the pudding and all that the gearbox wouldn’t have become difficult. I hope he hasn’t changed the coolant yet.

 

[RustyMojo]

How did I miss this thread!!

 

[Big Toe]

Have you drained the oil yet? There’s £20 waiting for the video

 

[Martin_172]

potential to have CS Gold status

 

[R3k1355]

No-one is stupid enough to mistake coolant for gearbox oil are they? You'd know from the viscosity if nothing else.

 

[Adey.]

@Alex1.2mk2 come on man, CS need updates!

 

[Mavez]

@Alex1.2mk2 come on man, CS need updates!

Doubt he's got time for updates, he'll be too busy wandering around Arnold Clark forecourts, asking the salesman if they'll take a Renault Clio with coolant in the gearbox as part exchange.

 

[Darren S]

@Alex1.2mk2 - I hate to say it, but if the gearbox oil has been changed and it was crappy before - it should feel significantly improved now. Not the other way around...

Sounds like your box of cogs might be churning completely the wrong fluid.

 

[K clio]

Sounds like Automatic or vintage gearoil if not coolant.

" Automatic transmission fluid (ATF) is a kind of transmission fluid used in vehicles with self-shifting or automatic transmissions. It is typically coloured red or green to distinguish it from motor oil and other fluids in the vehicle. "

Automatic transmission fluid - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

" Green Gear Oil, GL1 (SAE 90, SAE 140), provides the lowest level of performance and is suitable for vintage transmissions. It is very similar to engine oil, having a very low additive content, but is available in much higher (thicker) viscosities to suit gearboxes with unsophisticated oil seals. "

Green Gear Oil GL1 - Millers Oils – #1 in France

Green Gear Oil GL1 (SAE 90, SAE 140), provides the lowest level of performance and is suitable for vintage transmissions with yellow metals.

www.millersoils.fr