correct gearbox oil for manual bmw z4 2.0i 2005

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magsedgar

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hi got a small leak comming from gear box cant get a streight answer from bmw on amount and type my gear box takes one said 9 liters one said 2 liters etc its got the blue lable on it, so question is what type of gearbox oil and does it have to be bmws type i was gonna get 75w80 norm gearbox oil if its ok to use ?? so what type and how many liters does my z4 2.0i manual 2005 take??? :headbang:
 
Do your homework & search the forums, this has been covered multiple times before...

Welcome by the way, great first posts & great attitude :thumbsup:
 
:rofl: been searching for weeks on all forums and this one too cant find anything on the man, 2.0 anywere , phoned 6 different bmws to get different answers and quantities etc then phoned the company that build the box they didnt know eather and as for oil they just said there oil and bmws oil is the same stuff, just a basic 75w,80 except they supply it 11 quid a bottle n bmw is 27 quid i think, all i want is a answer from some one who knows for a fact, the amount of oil i need to do it ? :thumbsup:
 
magsedgar said:
well gotta say thanks for the help :tumbleweed: may as well asked a brick wall :headbang: ill just wing it then some group this :thumbsdown:
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From what I can see the 2 litres boxes take 8 litres of oil whereas all other manual's take 7.6 litres. Regret I cannot advise oil grade but hope the foregoing assists.
 
spoke to anuther bmw today who relised he was reading it wrong and said it takes 1.5 liters to fill gearbox, 9 for automatic just topped mine up with some 75w90 semi as was low by 250ml sumhow must of burned it off sumehow as cant see a leak and just hitting the 99k mark after topping up gears are all smooth again so once i get the mtf lt3 ill do full change but leave the diff as dont think it needs it :)
 
For manuals a lot of people on the BMW forums use a 50/50 mix of Redline MTL and Redline ATF4. Also recommended by Opie Oils. I used it and I think it works very well and makes it a little smoother to shift.

Takes about 1.6 litres.
 
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