[V8] Manual gear oil (transmission)

[Dag Bøsterud]

Audi manual transmissions - at least on the C3 (typ44), 4C and C4-cars - 
should have GL4-oil.
GL5-oil is really NOT recommended.

/Dag
1990 Audi 100 Turbo Quattro Sport Exklusiv


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "too many quattros" <thequattroking at yahoo.com>
To: "Chris Williams" <rodtheviking at yahoo.com>; "V8 Audi Fans" 
<v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] Manual gear oil (transmission)


> the 75W90 NS must be a newer one.  when i called Redline a couple years 
> ago,
> they told me not to use their 75W90, this one,
>
> http://www.redlineoil.com/product.aspx?pid=133&pcid=4
>
> in a gearbox.
>
> i wonder how the 75W90 NS differs from the MT-90, which is also a 75W90?
> other than the fact that the NS is a GL5 and the MT is a GL4.
>
>
> Shayne
>
> PARTING:
> 1972 mercedes benz 280 se 4.5
> 1986 audi 4000 cs quattro
> 1990 audi coupe quattro
> 1995 audi S6
>
>
>> From: Chris Williams <rodtheviking at yahoo.com>
>> Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 10:13:10 -0700 (PDT)
>> To: V8 Audi Fans <v8 at audifans.com>
>> Subject: [V8] Manual gear oil (transmission)
>>
>> sorry about that should have stated it was for the trans.
>> From what I can find I should go with
>>
>> Redline 75w90 NS GL-5 (has additives for copper corrosion)
>> Moblie Synth 75/90w LS with the GL-5 designation
>> Castrol TAF-X 75w90 Synth (cant seem to find it yet)
>>
>>
>> I'm leaning towards the Redline
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>>
>>
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