So for my spring cleaning/fluid change I decided to change my oil, transmission fluid and brake fluid.
Results. The shifting has improved dramatically. It slides into gear much smoother and barely gets stuck trying to shift (from 1st to second or second to third) and the clutch catches into gear with greater precision (if that makes any sense). Most importantly the transmission whine while rolling in lower gears has been reduced by about 70%. You can still hear it faintly, but it is SO much better now. I really think it was the MoS2 Anti Friction Additive that helped improve the manual gearbox significantly.
Oil. After lengthy research I decided to go with Motul 8100 X-Cess Synthetic Oil - 5W40 (I previously had Redline)
Transmission Fluid. I went with Redline MT-90 because everyone seemed to like it and it provided great results as far as smoothing out shifting an noise/whine.
Brake Fluid. I didn't select the brake fluid myself due to the way it had to be replaced/bled. The mechanic chose a DOT-4 german brand brake fluid (ATE?), and I was happy with it .
Additive. In my attempt to reduce transmission whine while rolling in gear I found this: MoS2 Anti Friction Additive For Gear Boxes
Next on the list will be trying to figure out why I'm no longer boosting as much as before. Latest updated revision "P" PCV or something from BSH....
Results. The shifting has improved dramatically. It slides into gear much smoother and barely gets stuck trying to shift (from 1st to second or second to third) and the clutch catches into gear with greater precision (if that makes any sense). Most importantly the transmission whine while rolling in lower gears has been reduced by about 70%. You can still hear it faintly, but it is SO much better now. I really think it was the MoS2 Anti Friction Additive that helped improve the manual gearbox significantly.
Oil. After lengthy research I decided to go with Motul 8100 X-Cess Synthetic Oil - 5W40 (I previously had Redline)
Transmission Fluid. I went with Redline MT-90 because everyone seemed to like it and it provided great results as far as smoothing out shifting an noise/whine.
Brake Fluid. I didn't select the brake fluid myself due to the way it had to be replaced/bled. The mechanic chose a DOT-4 german brand brake fluid (ATE?), and I was happy with it .
Additive. In my attempt to reduce transmission whine while rolling in gear I found this: MoS2 Anti Friction Additive For Gear Boxes
Next on the list will be trying to figure out why I'm no longer boosting as much as before. Latest updated revision "P" PCV or something from BSH....