So you think MT 90 is a bad idea, and recommend MTL, or just stay with
regular ear oil? If so, what weight? The Chilton recommends 140 for 32 to
90 degrees, 90 for cooler temps. In LA, it is never that cold.
How is the MT 90 working in the diff? Any leakage? What are you using in
the steering box?
Gary C
In a message dated 2/11/02 4:55:45 PM Pacific Standard Time,
Ofarrell.Fergus@hitco.com writes:
> Hey Gary C,
> you asked about gear oils, and the manual said 140W, and there was a
> RedLine
> answer, and I'm a little late but 'beware'. Read the Red Line site tech
> info, because some of those RL synthetics are incompatible with elderly
> synchro materials. You want MTL, (thanks for the info, Victor and Craig
> Carter) and there is one other but I can't remember its' name. I bought
> MT90 and then found it was only to be used in my diff. (oh, and the
> RedLine
> Oil website distributors list is a pile of @#$%. I think I got mine at
> Balboa Auto Parts on the corner of Devonshire/Balboa)
> Also, since my trans seals won't hold synthetic, (too thin) I thought I'd
> be
> real clever and put in 140W, and now when I drive the first 2 miles is
> second gear synchro grind zone, until the oil heat/thins up. Now I gotta
> drain and go back to 75-90W. You don't wanna know what your forearms feel
> like after pumping 4.6 pints of 140W thru a tube. Fergus O, 69 2000,
> HB,CA.
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