[s-cars] poll for best gear oil

[Vincent Frégeac]

In my experience with old trannies (100Kmiles+, 90Q20V, CQ20V and S6):
- Any fresh tranny oil is better than old ones (100Kmiles+), so whatever the
brand you pick, it will make a huge improvement over the old one (as long as
it's synthetic and the proper grade. In fact, even the fresh wrong grade was
better than old oil on the S6, until I changed it 2 days later when I
realized the damn mechanic messed it up.) 
- Fresh Redline is a somewhat better than fresh OEM with no additive for
quick gear shift when warm.
- Fresh OEM with no additive is much better than fresh Redline for low
temperature gear shift (noticeable difference at 20F to 40F, huge difference
at 0F to 20F) until the tranny's warm, of course, which can take some time
when starting at 0F.

The difference was more noticeable on the S6 (3 tranny oil change in 2
years!) than on the much more forgiveable 20Vs' tranny.

So I'd pick Redline if you rarely experience temperatures below 40F, OEM if
you have the chance to spin wheels on snow all winter long.

No BTDT with any additive. I try not to mess up with what people much more
knowledgeable than me have developed ;-)

Note to myself: If you would stop playing with tranny oil, your wrenching
gear would smell much better.




Vincent

-----Message d'origine-----
De : s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] De la part de Mike Fitton
Envoyé : 27 septembre 2007 22:51
À : s-car
Objet : [s-cars] poll for best gear oil

Any BTDT on transmission oils?  I was planning on using Redline because 
it worked well in my A-chassis days, but then my friend used it in his 
01A and it kinda sucks.  I'm guessing the 01E is more like the 01A than 
the 020/02A, so I'm hesitant.  What do people here like?

-Cheers!
Mike
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