MGT series cars use 90wt. gear oil, MGA series uses 30 wt oil.
This is what the factory called for, and I don't think that you can go
wrong following that advice..
Randy Kegg
1958 MGA
1966 Morris Traveller
1964 Porsche 356C
On Sun, 15 Sep 1996 07:04:09 -0700 Ross MacPherson
<arm@unix.infoserve.net> writes:
>At 10:15 AM 9/13/96 +0000, you wrote:
>>I've been following the controversy about motor oil v.s. gear oil
>>in the MGB. Some have warned about gear oil eating brass
>>parts. Would this apply to the T series cars? I've been using
>>common Valvoline SAE 90-140 rated GL5 in my TD. Am I being
>>paranoid? What are you other T owners using in your
>>transmissions?
>>
>>Bob Donahue, Still stuck in the '50s
>>52 MG-TD, under DIY restoration
>>71 MGB, still in the shop, 11 months and counting
>>
>
>Hi Bob,
>
>I use straight 140 gear oil in my TC's gearbox but plan on a change
>very
>soon. Our local T series expert uses Redline sythentic 80-140 in both
>his
>TA and TC and swears by it. He claims that in the TA it's like
>having a
>rebuilt transmission. I HOPE to get some in to mine soon. I'll let
>you
>know how it works.
>
>Cheers,
> ___ \______ Ross MacPherson
> / __ \ __ / /------|) arm@unix.infoserve.net
>/ (___)---------/ (___) Vancouver, BC, Canada
> 1947 MG-TC 3528 1966 MGB-GT
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