This is Franks son, On my VW list all VW tuners and owners agree on Red
Line MTL 75w90 in their trannnys, which is also our diffs. It is fully
synthetic and helps cold shifting signifigantly. I recently put it in my
89 GTi and it works great.
Just thought I would tell you about my experiences.
Cheers
Frank
89 GTi 16v
Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
>
> Listers,
>
> Just for fun I thought I would go to the horses mouth for a recommendation.
> There has been a lot of talk on the lists as to which type of oil to put in a
> gearbox, differential, and lever shocks, so I wrote a letter (Yes, snail
> mail!) to Red line. I asked them to tell me what to use in my 1977 MG Midget.
> (All standard 1500cc stuff.) In their own words:
>
> "...In the transmission, I would recommend Red Line 75W90NS.
> In the differential, I would recommend 75W90.
> The difference between the two fluids is the friction modifier in the 75W90,
> this helps reduce the temperature of the fluid and on the gear face as well as
> reducing chatter if a clutch type limited slip is installed. While this fluid
> works well in a differential, it can be too slippery to work well with the
> syncros that need friction to work properly.
>
> "In your shocks I would recommend the Heavy Suspension Fluid as the closest to
> a '20W' fluid. Different 20W suspension fluids can vary in viscosity, so you
> may need to blend the Medium with the Heavy to achieve the desired viscosity."
>
> This was in the letter from Dave Granquist at Red Line. He sent along a lot
> of literature on Red Line products, and a sticker. I was surprised that
> "Different 20W suspension fluids can vary in viscosity..." I thought that the
> "20W" was a way of indicating the viscosity across manufacturers so you can
> always buy the right product for an application.
>
> Anyway, that's what Red Line has to say about gear oils, FWIW. Remember that
> this is for a late Midget 1500. YMMV.
>
> Allen Hefner
> '77 Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
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