RE: Winter Princess

["Paul Wilson" <pauldwilson@ne.mediaone.net>]

Try either Mobil 1 synthetic gear oil or Redline synthetic if you can find
it.  Synthetic gear oil won't have the tendency to thicken at colder temps.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-quattro@audifans.com [mailto:owner-quattro@audifans.com]On
> Behalf Of Jenny Curtis
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 12:42 PM
> To: Q-list
> Subject: Winter Princess
>
>
> Dear Q-list:
>
> I've been working on winterizing the Eurotrash Princess.  So far
> the snow tires
> (Hakka Qs) are working great.  I went up north last week-end and
> found some real
> snow.  The Hakka's were awesome on about  6" of compacted snow and ice on
> unplowed Boundary Waters' roads.  They are also really good on
> dry pavement.
> I've been driving as normal (well OK USUAL would be a more
> appropriate word) and
> haven't noticed any loss of precision.  Brake time on dry
> pavement does seem to
> be slightly increased.
>
> Now I also want to make sure the fluids are correct for winter.
> I've noticed a
> sluggishness in the shifter in the morning when I first start out
> since it's
> been cold.  I understand there is a tranny fluid that's better
> that stock in the
> 4kq.  Does anyone know the brand?
>
> Jenny
> 4cskq: Eurotrash Princess
> $117 in speeding tickets and counting!
>
>
>