Bob,
I just went right to MT90 no flushing. All I did was give the screen a
good cleaning while I let it drain well.
Consider getting it warm before draining which may help get more of the
old out.
Cheers!!
Tracy
Bob Spidell wrote:
>Based on the recommendation of Dave Russell--whom I'll hold personally
>responsible for any problems ;)--I've decided to try MT90 in my BJ8.
>
>I'm not inclined to do any special flushing to change from 20W-50, so I'm
>wondering if anybody has any thoughts, caveats, etc. to share.
>
>
>bs
>
>********************************************
>Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@pacbell.net
>'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave & Marlene" <rusd@velocitus.net>
>To: "John P. New" <jnew@hazelden.ca>
>Cc: "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 1:48 PM
>Subject: Re: Gearbox Oil
>
>
>
>
>>John,
>>
>>Usually, on big Healeys, the gear box oil is self changing. MT90 will
>>likely last as long as it stays in the gear box.
>>
>>But seriously, when I changed from motor oil to MT90 I was surprised at
>>the much quicker, smoother shifting. No doubt due to the greater
>>friction coefficient allowing the synchro rings to grab quicker &
>>harder. the difference in performance was worth the additional cost.
>>
>>Dave Russell
>>BN2
>>
>>John P. New wrote:
>>
>>
>>>There was a thread a couple of months ago about recommended gearbox oil,
>>>so I decided to price some Red Line MTL or MT90 oil for my gearbox and
>>>nearly fell over at the price (CDN$15.60 per quart plus shipping) vs.
>>>30wt motor oil (about CDN$3.16 per quart).
>>>
>>>Now I believe the Red Line product is synthetic and lasts much longer
>>>than regular oil, but at five times the price, I can change the oil A
>>>LOT and still be farther ahead.
>>>
>>>So my question is, what is the oil change interval of synthetic vs.
>>>regular gearbox oil? Once I have a feel for that, I can decide whether
>>>the financial "disadvantage" of the Red Line product is outweighed by
>>>its technical advantages over straight 30wt (as enumerated many times in
>>>the archives).
>>>
>>>John P. New
>>>London, Ontario, Canada
>>>'67 BJ8
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