confused about synthetic gear oil

[Brady Moffatt]

I haven't had any trouble at all with MT90, and I've started up in -30C
weather this winter. As a matter of fact, it seems to shift best when cold
on a -10C day. At -30C, it's a little stiffer, but no baulking or crunching.

Cheers,
Brady Moffatt
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
86 4kq with 306,000km
86 4kq parts car
72 Datsun 240Z with 180,000 miles
92 VW Golf with 194,000km FOR SALE
in early stages of quattrosis accumulatus

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>

> Stephane;
>
> Why not use the Audi G50 75W90 synthetic? That's what is in my UrS4, and
> even in the -30 weather we are having here in the GWN, it shifts easily
cold
> or warm.
>
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> Behalf Of Livolsi, Stephane

> my experience is not what I expected.
>
> late last year, I put Amsoil GL4 (this is the correct stuff as per user's
> manual) synthetic gear oil in my tranny (86 5ktq), following a clutch job.
> I expected that the synth would stay more fluid during cold temps.  Today
> was the first really cold morning all winter -22 C (seriously, it was the
> first day that was this cold) and after starting I had the gearbox in
> neutral and let the clutch out.  Holy cow, the car actually started
creeping
> forward, only a cm or so, but still!
> IIRC, it's even worse than when I had the non-synth in there
>
> Anyway, am I off base here?  Shouldn't the synth prevent this creeping?
>
> TIA
>
> Stephane


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