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[Ryan Moon]

Anyone used B&G Syncro-Shift synthetic MTL ?

Ryan
On May 11, 2005, at 1:25 PM, Ed Kellock wrote:

> Bernie, is that you?   ;-)   Take your hand out of John's back and
> leave him alone.
>
> I've changed fluid on 5 Audis, 4 Q and one FWD, and noticed improved
> shifting with all of them.
>
> I've mixed Redline MT90 (straight GL4) with Militec on 2 Q and one FWD
> and noticed improved synchro action on each, both immediately and over
> time.
>
> Gear oil does deteriorate.  It doesn't require a 3k interval or even a
> 30k or 60k intervals, but it is worth changing in some cases.
>
> Ed
>
> On 5/11/05, John Larson <j.d.larson at verizon.net> wrote:
>> "I caught all the fluid, it was a dark chocolate color and the smell 
>> was,
>> er, yucky.  I now have all plugs out/loose and am letting the 
>> transmission
>> drip dry for a while before refilling through the engine compartment 
>> with a
>> long tube and a funnel."
>>
>> "Yucky" ?   That's how most gear oil smells.  Many, including old type
>> Kendall (one of the best!), look the way you describe.  Be SURE the 
>> gear oil
>> you use in the tranny is "GL-4" and the oil you use in the rear diff 
>> is
>> "GL-5".  No mixes, no combos, just the straight type.  Gear oil 
>> doesn't
>> suffer from the deterioration motor oil does, so changing it (other 
>> than to
>> look at the magnet) is basically an exercise in wallet lightening.
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