I doubt it, its a very common complaint with VW transmissions using VW oil.
They say its "notchy" in that you can feel the gears notches connect.
The first year I had the Jetta I used half MTL and half MT-90 which was nice
with not notchy feeling but quite stiff when cold. I'd read that MT-90 could
make stiff shifts when cold which is why I added the MTL. The following year I
used just MTL, it shifts more stifly in the cold but you'd expect that, its
cold after all. Loosens up after a mile or two.
-Curt
From: Larry T <l02tur...@comcast.net>
To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Transmission oil
Your shop may be able to adjust it for you...
LarryT
From: "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Cc: "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 10:35:42 AM
Subject: [MBZ] Transmission oil
While we're having oil threads I figured I'd toss out this:
Angie's '05 Golf has a notchy 1st gear shift. Particularly if you're rolling
backwards slightly when you put it into 1st it'll make a crunch noise. It
doesn't seem to hurt anything and is a common complaint on these cars. My '98
Jetta has the same transmission (mostly) but doesn't do the crunch.
The difference? My '98 has Redline MTL in it, hers has VW spec stuff. The VW
stuff is very thin, like ATF or thinner. The MTL isn't much thicker but
apparently that thickness makes a difference.
When I make the next oil change I'm going to put MTL in her car, I should make
a video and see if it makes a difference.
-Curt
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