Re: Synthetic Oil for Manual Transmission

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

> >Does anyone have any recommendations for manual transmission oil for my 86
> >Coupe GT?
> 
> Redline 75W90 all the way!!  The stuff really makes a difference.  
> 
> >I've seen Redline mentioned in the past but seem to remember some
> >controversy about it.  
> 
> I don't seem to recall this...anyone else remember??  Did it have something
> to do with copper synchros?  

As I recall, the controversy was over *which* Redline oil
to use: the 75W90 or the other (straight 80?). Someone got a
bum steer from a tech rep at Redline and did some damage.

Apparently, the transmissions are very sensitive to oil weight.

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