Re: Juice & Oil

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

Hairy green toads from Mars made glen say:

> <snip>
> Use synthetic ATF.  Mobil 1 OK, Amsoil better.  Use weight=20
> recommended in manufacturer's owner manual.  . =20
> Messy.
> <snip>
> Al Powell                           Voice:  409/845-2807
> 
> ATF does not come in 'weights', ATF is basically hydraulic fluid. Most =
> manual transmisisons use GEAR OIL, not ATF. Do NOT use ATF in =
> transmissions designed for gear oil. I believe that all Quattro manual =
> gearboxes use gear oil and NOT ATF.

Correct. Manual gearboxes use gear oil. The gearbox also fills
the front differential. The rear diff is separate, but uses the
same gear oil.

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Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane@zk3.dec.com
Digital Equipment Corporation		(603)-881-1294
110 Spit Brook Road
M/S ZKO3-3/U14
Nashua, NH    03062-2698

Only my cat shares my opinions, and she's too heavy to care.