Re: Redline oil, continued

[ti@amb.org (Ti Kan)]

Michael O Muller writes:
> 1. Several people mention using Redline MTL, and is it better/worse than
> MT90? (Evidently MT90 is a new product?)
> Basically, I naively took my car to a mechanic, and asked for Reline oil
> in the transmission, as recommended by the qlist. He used MT90-Q, per the
> ...

The MT90 is a little thicker than the MTL but are otherwise very similar.
You'll be just fine with either.

> 2. Do I have a quattro? And, how does the transmission oil interact with
> the torsen system?
> I have a 2wd Audi, and I do not know how the quattro system work, nor how
> it is connected with the transmission.

> 86 5ks, 170k

If you have a 2wd Audi then by definition you have neither quattro nor
a Torsen differential.  (quattro is Audi's trademark for its all-wheel
drive system).

-Ti
96 A4 2.8 quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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