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I've been speaking to a Kia master tech and he says that the oil specified by kia for my syncro problem (as it's quite a common problem in kia gearboxes) is traxium 6 75w85 but has been superseded by the traxium 9 75w90 and the guy I spoke to from total says it's fine for yellow metal although...

I've purchased some oil specified for my car from my local kia dealer parts dept. total traxium duel 9 fe 75w90 only I'm a bit confused as it says its suitable for gl4 gl5 mt1 how can it cover all those I thought gl4 and gl5 are completely different? it's also SAE J2360 which is the highest...

What's best for a bit more baulk/blocker ring friction thicker or thinner gearbox oil? I've tried redline 75w80 and 90 with not much difference 1st to 2nd is still notchy

My 2.2 crdi sorento is due an oil change I've been using Mobil 1 5w30 esp and was wondering if there is anything better Thanks