FWIW, the recomended oil for the Getrag 5spd gear box in my 89 Shelby Daytona
was 5w-30 motor oil.
Dave Clement
99 SLT+ CC 4x4
In article <000b01c3f36b$c7ae6050$020aa8c0@system>, fasstdak@hotmail.com
("Bernd D. Ratsch") writes:
>
>
> It's NOT 5w30 that goes in the manual trans. It's "close" to a 10w oil, but
> it's NOT oil.
>
> BG "Syncro-Mesh" or RedLine MTL are specifically for this application (gear
> oil wise). I tried using a 5w30 and 10w30 in the gear box (normal GL5
> doesn't work - gears stick on shifting and grind)...trust me, you don't want
> to use standard oil in it at all.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Curt Coulter
> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 7:54 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Amsoil in Manual tranny? WAS: RedLine MTL in T-case???
>
>
>
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Kevin S.
> > Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 4:23 PM
> > Subject: Re: DML: RedLine MTL in T-case???
> >
> snip
> > Definately MTL in the tranny - made things much smoother in
> > all of my manual trannies.
>
> The Amsoil product application guide lists synthetic 5w-30 for the manual
> tranmission lube. Anyone tried that?
>
> /Curt
> Chelsea, MI
>
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