[200q20v] Oil specs

[Max Conover]

Perhaps the use of Redline and the oil seal going bad are related ? Is redline
GL-4 ?


Phil Rose wrote:

> If I had to venture a guess, it would be "no"; Mobil synth is probably not
> GL-4 (but I don't know). My experience was that the a GL-4  tranny oil was
> pretty difficult (impossible?) to locate in routine auto supply outlets.
> Everything I saw at several shops was GL-5, and that's why I eventually
> mail-ordered some Redline MT-90 when I did a tranny oil change about 18
> months ago. Then, not long after, I needed an emergency (input shaft)
> oil-seal replacement and when it came time to refill the tranny, all the
> shop had (or could get) was a GL-5 oil. So that's what I've been using for
> the past year.
>
> The GL-4  oils are believed to promote longer life of the (bronze alloy)
> synchromesh gears (inasmuch as adverse reactions occur with the GL-5
> additives at the synchro surfaces.)
>
> Phil
>
> At 6:56 PM -0500 11/15/00, Glen Dustin Powell wrote:
> >Is Mobil synth gear oil GL4? Been using it fer years.......
> >
> >-glen
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: 200q20v-admin at audifans.com [mailto:200q20v-admin at audifans.com]On
> >Behalf Of Phil Rose
> >Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 4:00 PM
> >To: C1J1Miller at aol.com
> >Cc: maxesales at home.com; 200q20v at audifans.com
> >Subject: Re: [200q20v] Oil specs
> >
> >
> >At 1:42 PM -0500 11/15/00, C1J1Miller at aol.com wrote:
> >>In a message dated Wed, 15 Nov 2000  1:22:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, Max
> >>Conover <maxesales at home.com> writes:
> >>
> >><< Ok this should be easy. I want to have a local garage change the oil in
> >>the trans/diff and rear differential. The owner's manual states what
> >>oils to be used and I want to follow those specs. (no super-duper
> >>stuff). My questions:
> >>1) Is the trans and the diff up front filled all by one plug ?
> >>---------------
> >>Yes.  One fill, two drain plugs.  Make sure you can remove the 17mm allen
> >key
> >>fill plug prior to draining the oil.
> >>
> >>
> >>2) what are the capacities of all the units
> >>3) what oils can be used, Castrol brand perhaps ?
> >>
> >>Capacity, type and weight are in the owner's manual or Bentley manual, I
> >>believe.  I'd use a synthetic.
> >
> >Yes, but I'll place a small wager that Max's "local garage" will not have
> >the proper tranny oil specified by Audi. Audi specifies type GL-4, but your
> >local yokel will very likely have GL-5 oil and will try to convince you
> >it's the same (or "better"). Even good shops will do this (use GL-5), but
> >knowing what we do about the cost/availability/vulnerability of the
> >trannies in our cars, I'd try to make certain the GL-4 spec is used. Best
> >to discuss this _before_ they start the job.
> >
> >>4) where is the drain plug in the rear diff ?
> >
> >>As I recall, the drain plug is down near the bottom.
> >
> >Hats off to those Audi engineers!  :-)
> >
> >Phil
> >
> >
> >
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