Right. But in the case of the transmission, the detergent additives don't do
anything, so if non-detergent oil were readily available and less expensive,
it would be preferred.
If you think about it, the oil in the transmission is essentially like the
oil in the sump -- foaming may be an issue (hence non-detergent), but the
other conditions prevalent in the engine such as combustion byproducts, and
extreme heat and pressure, don't apply.
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
on 8/12/07 7:26 AM, Paul Hunt at paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
> The manuals just give engine oils from various manufacturers and of various
> grades without saying whether they are or should be detergent or
> non-detergent. If engine oil is detergent, as I understand it is, then that
> works fine.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> I think that the manual specs non detergent oil. Is this really necessary
>> or will a standard oil do?
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