Question on BMW 3-Series Diff Fluid

So I'm going to swap the trans fluid this weekend. It's the same fluid to do the read dif, correct? Also... I was just wondering if you could help me out. My gears don't shift the smoothest and I would really like more out of it. Anything I can do to make it shift like the car is a little bit newer? It's mainly 1, 2, and 3rd. I understand that my car is 13 years old with 200k but is there any advice at all? THANKS!

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[Wayne 962]

For manual transmissions, the fluid is the same as in the differential. A lot of people recommend the Swepco 201 for older transmissions on older cars - seems to work magic for many. We sell it here on the site.

- Wayne