Euro-oils for the drivetrain

[Jukka Majanen]

Hi All

Time to chance my 20V CQ gearbox oil. Last cold mornings the
shifter´s been sticky and tranny slightly noisy. Well, the car has
200 tkm ( ´91 ) and had same oil there since the new.

As known, the tranny needs GL4 and the rear diff GL5 spec. oil.
I checked Mobil´s chart: 1SHC for rear and VS 200 for transmission.
That´s funny, because 1SHC fills both; GL4 and 5. VS 200 is hard to
get here, only in 50 liter cans?? So I called Mobil´s local agent and I
was told, that SHC works, but can be noisier and synch. is slower,
VS 200 is tailored for VAG...But I dont want 47 extra liters in my
garage for 13 US$/liter :)

So it´s clear I can´t put there any GL4 and called couple of other oil 
company representatives -result: they agreed, their GL4 (75/90)
don´t brake anything, but maybe it´s too slippery for that tranny.
The only company which told their oil´s ok for my car was Shell, they
recommended Germany Shell´s Getriebeöl EP, that´s easy to find
everywhere here.

VAG agent gave me only P/N and GL demand for the oil.

Will You dear listers please, tell me Your experiences, or give some
suggestions.

TIA
j-pm