Re: HELP Before my tranny dies

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

Hi Scott;

    Your drivetrain will not instantly self-destruct with the CAM2 oil in
there, but I would definitely change out the tranny oil to the synthetic.
The synthetic oils have better flow at low temperatures and better viscosity
stability at high temperatures, so they do a better job of protecting the
components when you first start driving and when the components are heavily
loaded. The synthetic oil in the tranny should improve shifting and reduce
synchro wear. I have a hazy recollection that the specified G50 oil for the
tranny is a GL4 spec, not GL5. Audi usually has a good reason for specifying
lubricants and it is prudent to comply with the specs.
    The rear diff oil can be conventional or synthetic. The spec is GL5
SAE90 - the 75W90 might be a little on the light side. Personally, I'd use a
synthetic here as well.

HTH

Fred Munro
'94 S4  91k km


----- Original Message -----
From: <Quattro8880@aol.com>
To: <quattro@audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 10:56 PM
Subject: HELP Before my tranny dies


> I just changed my Manual Transmission & Rear Diff oils with CAM 2 GL5
75w90
> conventional gear oil. It seems to be running fine after a test drive
around
> the block. I triple checked the Bentley when I got done and finally found
the
> pages that spec out the fluids. It calls out 3quarts G50 Synthetic 75w90
for
> the trans and .79 quarts G50 Synthetic SAE90 for the diffs.
>
> Is my drivetrain going to die by using the CAM2 75w90 GL5 conventional all
> the way around ?
>
> Please help as I need to drive the car in the a.m. !!!
>
> Scott Calabrese
> Quattro8880@aol.com
>