Manual Transmission Fluid Review (and what to do before winter)

David Miller millerds at muohio.edu
Wed Nov 14 22:58:01 EST 2001


Good thing I picked up the right oil, evne though I had no real idea...
It's 75w90 MT90 GL-4 oil.  Phew, gave me quite a scare until I found the
used bottle.

David Miller

on 11/14/01 10:28 PM, QuickAudi at aol.com at QuickAudi at aol.com wrote:

> Yo, I was told the exact same thing by a guy who knows what he's talking
> about.  This guy is a certified Porsche mechanic.  Butthole, too, but he saved
> me some grief, so I'll give credit where it's due.  Don't remember the whys
> and wherefores, but GL-5 is bad for the older Audis.
>
>
> Joel
> '86 5kcstq  Konis around, 16' T7 Bulldogs w/ Dunlop SP9000 rubber, and fixing
> to spend more money...
>
>
>
>
> From: "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com>
> To: "'David Miller'" <millerds at muohio.edu>,
> "'Quattro List'" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Subject: RE: Manual Transmission Fluid Review (and what to do before winter)
> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 17:54:30 -0500
>
> David,
> I hope I am not spreading misinformation, but my understanding is that
> you need to use a GL-4 rated gear oil in your transmission. Did you use
> GL-4 Redline MTL or MT-90, or did you use their GL-5 rated gear oil?
> It is my understanding that the synchronizers do not like GL-5 rated
> oils,
> hence the difference in products between 75W90 and MTL/MT-90.
>
> Taka
>




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