Re: Re[2]: Synthetics II

[Mark Salem <msalem@ursa7.cs.utah.edu>]

OK, Someone please HELP me with this...Does that mean that my 88 5000 CSTQ may
already have synthetic gear oil from the factory (i.e., no need to change it?)
HELP...
Mark

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 _/   msalem@cs.utah.edu        University of Utah Computer Science Dept.  _/ 
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On Thu, 6 Oct 1994 J_T_Douglas%mwcorp1@MWMGATE1.mitre.org wrote:

> Geez...I guess noone has anything bad to say about synthetic oil in the
> transmission...I guess I'll do it right away to my 5-spd...anyone
> know how much it costs or any OIL RECOMMENDATIONS?
> 
> I think what people said was that the factory recommended stuff is synthetic 
> already and costs about $20/liter (i.e., don't throw it away!)
> 
> A number of years ago, when I was young and foolish, :-)  I replaced the 
> gearbox oil on a Quantum with Mobil1 synthetic gear oil.  To tell you the 
> truth, there was no real difference in how the car shifted.
> 
> Jason
>