Re: transmission leak--question

[Phil & Judy Rose <pjrose@servtech.com>]

Do you think it's worth a try to drain the tranny oil and replace with OEM
lube?? People claim that their engine oil leaks stop once they change back
to regular oil, so perhaps there's good reason to hope my problem is
reversible.

Phil


>> Is it possible that the changover from OEM oil to Redline MT-90 (GL-4
>> synthetic) has caused a seal to leak? I've heard that seal shrinkage (and
>> leaks) will often happen when *engine* oil is changed from "dino" to synth,
>> so...anyone have this happen with transmission seals when a new fluid
>> (Redline?) is added?
>
>Yes, this happened on my Jetta GLI when I switched to MTL a few
>years back.  The seals are pretty easy to replace - once the
>axles are off, that is...
>
>| Dan |


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