Nothing's Perfect!

[George Selby]

At 08:33 PM 12/8/04, you wrote:
>I have read before that synchro problems related to the wrong trans. fluid 
>being used have symptoms like this, and of course I want to order some 
>Redline.  Anyone other ideas?  I reiterate:  all other gearchanges feel 
>good.  Just going into fourth I get the brief clashing (yes it does go in, 
>without much force, and doesn't pop out.)

I'm pretty sure I trashed a transmission in my 300ZX by putting in some 
fluid labeled GL-4/GL-5.  It takes GL-4.  Dino GL-4 is available at your 
local NAPA dealer, it wasn't available solo (without also being GL-5 
labeled) at the large chain auto parts stores.  It didn't take long at all 
to lose the affected gear's synchro's entirely (like less than a couple of 
weeks.)  So my guess would be bad synchros due to age not bad fluid.  My 
experience with transmissions is that once they are doing the bad thing, a 
fluid change isn't going to help, no matter how good the fluid.  YMMV.

Looking up info in a service manual, it states you 87 5k takes GL-4* (84-86 
takes GL-4 without a star)  the star indicates Special Audi Synthetic GL-4.


George Selby