how come...?

My workshop manual says to use atf type g for gearbox in 200tdi but i've seen people recommend mtf on the site? Can anyone shed light which way to go?
Cheers guys

it's a manual box sorry

both are fine mtf is more modern oil ,use either change regulary

cheers James, thought it might be the case. Is there anything you don't know about landys lol? Do volumes matter or can i pour till it comes back out like axles?

scrap that, after reading further all is revealed. Only just got book. Thanks anyways

just fill till it comes out ,just shy of 3 litres ,mtf can give better gear change sometimes but is more expensive so some leave it in too long ,ive never seen a gearbox suffer from atf ,its leaving in too long and contamination that hurt boxes ,synthetics are used mainly nowadys as they maintain there lubricative properties longer ,but before ordinary oil has lost its ,it would need changing due to contamination,ie water(condensation)metal particles from internal parts etc

Did you do a search by any chance?

Just asking...

no never needed to yet i dont believe in reading and posting if you dont understand how it works, ive worked with them for a long time plus learnt engineering principles i used to work at lr reconditioners and after a week they laid everyone off apart from 6 of us so i got to play with engine machining ,gearboxes , axles ,pas boxes ,autos etc,at one time i had to work out and make parts list of every gearbox ,axle ,borg warner etc lr did for building new units for lr thru unipart ,somethings stick ,we used to buiild in 40 units per order so you get to see some statistical faults when stripping them ie whats worn commonly ,funnily enough my hardest arguments are with those that have read something because they have read it they are so sure even if they dont know why

cheers for that mate. How much am i looking to pay, ie a good price for a gall of that and 2 gall of ep90?