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Vivaro gearbox oil change

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Hi. I've got a 57 plate vivaro 2.0 cdti 6 speed. Gears are quite stiff especially when cold. However it's now starting to get hard to get out of 5th gear back to neutral. The van has a warranty for about 1 month from the dealer left. I bought it long distance and he assured me the stiffness was just the linkage as the van has been left standing. I've greased the linkage which did help a little bit for the stiffness. But not for the gear stick being a pain to get out of 5th and reverse without giving it a good wiggle about. Before I drive the van back for gearbox to be done under warranty I want to try oil change as it has got high miles and don't know the last time or if it has been changed. Is it 75w 80 oil and 2.4 litres or 2.9? Auto data is saying 2.9 other sources saying 2.4. Rang vauxhall to ask and the fella on the desk won't tell me. Also could it be one of the linkage cables need adjusting? All it is I don't want to drive for hours and they say it just needed adjusting or new oil so would rather check these myself and rule them out before I contact the dealer I got it from. Really angry as I just bought the van and said it was mint and starts and drives excellent so put the deposit down based on trust. Any help appreciated thanks
 
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Update. Fixed. The gears was at the point where it was actually giving me a pulled shoulder using then. I went back out today and decided to give them a better greasing the linkages. Admittedly one is hidden so didn't get done well last time. The side to side linkage end movement on the ball joint was quite stiff when moving it with my fingers so I gave it a good wiggle to get it moving followed by loads of white lithium spray grease. Took the van for a drive around the block and the gears just now have no resistance and just pop in so easy could do it with a finger. So anyone with stiff gears and struggling to disengage from 5th and reverse remove your inter cooler and air intake pipes, wiggle and grease both linkages before ya spend a week panicking like me haha. Anyways whilst I was out decided to look under and where the clutch pipe meets the gearbox there was the tiniest drip of brake fluid. Clutch is working perfect and tbh the master cylinder and pipes etc look brand spanking new, is it worth trying to push the horse shoe looking clip in more or just leave it ? As don't want to disturb anything whilst its working lol.