016 trans fill

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I just had a tranny (Geo Metro) rebuilt for a relative.  The tech told me 
NOT to put 80/90 that this particular trans had synthetic 75w oil and that I 
should run 10w30 motor oil.  I realize this is a light little trans, but it 
is additional info.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mike claire" <mike.claire at gmail.com>
To: "200 20v List" <200q20v at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 8:06 PM
Subject: 016 trans fill


> Gents:  I visited a local indy yesterday to ask him if he'd change the 
> trans
> oil in my '91 200q20v.  The oil was only changed less than 2 years ago by
> the prior owner.  I have to find the reciept, as I remember it was GL4 but 
> I
> don't remember what.
>
> I'm in NH and with the weather turning cold the trans has a hard time
> syncing 1st and 2nd.  Just getting it into 1st and reverse after a cold
> start is a bit of a challenge.  It's better when it's warm.  It's a '91 
> 200.
>
> The local indy has a tech that swears he's put 10w30 motor oil in Audis of
> this vintage with good results and no ill effects.  I have serious doubts
> about this, and I asked him 3 times is he really sure that's the right 
> thing
> to do with this car.  As a test I asked him what he'd put in the hydraulic
> system of my car, and he got the right answer (Pentosin 11).
>
> What do you guys say?
>
> I was thinking about Redline MTL, which is a synth 75w80 oil and is 
> supposed
> to be for cold weather but I don't know that it's a good idea to run it in
> an 016.  I was also thinking about draining a little out of the case and
> just adding some Militec additive.
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
> Mike
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