Hi Citrofroggers,
I have had the C5X7 for 3.5 years now so it is out of warranty and has done about 62,000km. The spanner is showing on the dashboard so I am preparing for my first annual service. I have a Fram filter set and some nice TOTAL oil for the engine.
The AM6 gearbox is supposedly sealed for life or until the oil wear indicator in the ECU decides it needs to be changed. However I have noticed of late that the gear changes are not quite as smooth as they used to be so I am thinking I will do a double 3 litre oil change on the AM6 as well.
Unfortunately is can't seem to get the AF searches to work for me at present so I have tried using google but have not come up with many past threads on the topic so my apologies if I am going to go over old ground.
Of course, Haynes gives a Citroen part number for the AM6 oil, but the C6 Mechanics Handbook quotes a JWS3309 oil type. Aisin Warner specify an AW-1 type oil requirement for this gearbox. I have been able to locate 20 litre drum of Mobil 3309 Synthetic in Brissie for $203.
I can also get 4 litre pots of Nulon ATF synthetic at Supercheap for $65 each which says it is compatible with 3309, AW-1 and LT71141 (is this the ESSO oil for AL4 boxes??)(see link below) This oil sounds like it could be very handy for the home mechanic as it will do AL4 and AM6 gearboxes. Has anyone used this oil and if so how did you find it?
www.nulon.com.au/product-bulletin/PB-SYNATF
So which way do you think I should go, get the Mobil and trust their reputation and the correct oil type or trust Aussie ingenuity to produce a superior oil that exceeds all the specs for AM6 and AL4 boxes?
Comments appreciated.
Cheers,
Ken W
I have had the C5X7 for 3.5 years now so it is out of warranty and has done about 62,000km. The spanner is showing on the dashboard so I am preparing for my first annual service. I have a Fram filter set and some nice TOTAL oil for the engine.
The AM6 gearbox is supposedly sealed for life or until the oil wear indicator in the ECU decides it needs to be changed. However I have noticed of late that the gear changes are not quite as smooth as they used to be so I am thinking I will do a double 3 litre oil change on the AM6 as well.
Unfortunately is can't seem to get the AF searches to work for me at present so I have tried using google but have not come up with many past threads on the topic so my apologies if I am going to go over old ground.
Of course, Haynes gives a Citroen part number for the AM6 oil, but the C6 Mechanics Handbook quotes a JWS3309 oil type. Aisin Warner specify an AW-1 type oil requirement for this gearbox. I have been able to locate 20 litre drum of Mobil 3309 Synthetic in Brissie for $203.
I can also get 4 litre pots of Nulon ATF synthetic at Supercheap for $65 each which says it is compatible with 3309, AW-1 and LT71141 (is this the ESSO oil for AL4 boxes??)(see link below) This oil sounds like it could be very handy for the home mechanic as it will do AL4 and AM6 gearboxes. Has anyone used this oil and if so how did you find it?
www.nulon.com.au/product-bulletin/PB-SYNATF
So which way do you think I should go, get the Mobil and trust their reputation and the correct oil type or trust Aussie ingenuity to produce a superior oil that exceeds all the specs for AM6 and AL4 boxes?
Comments appreciated.
Cheers,
Ken W