Hang on to your hat there Christopher! Yep, I do mean something
like Redline MTL! and NO don't use Mobil one in your tranny. I've
actually tried this on my old 97 V6 w/AX-15 tranny. It did not shift
well to began with and damn sure didn't with the Mobil 1. Don't get
me wrong here either! I use Mobil 1 in my engine and would not use
anything else except Amsoil, which I use in my axle (gearoil). Hope
this clears up the mind boggling comment "a good synthetic lubricant".
...good point to clarify tho. =)
GS -
98 5.2L 5spd
> Whoa, whoa, whoa. I hear someone advocating "a good synthetic lubricant"
> to be used in the NV3500. Do you mean like synthetic motor oil, since the
> tranny takes motor oil? Or do you mean something like Redline MTL? I
> have heard of people with manual trannies which required motor oil and
> they put in Mobil 1, and promptly lost all ability to shift. The stuff
> lubricated so well, there wasn't enough friction for the synchronizers to
> work. I was under the impression that synth. oil in trannies was baaaadd.
>
> Christopher Scott
>
> Whoa, whoa, whoa. I hear someone advocating "a good synthetic lubricant"
> to be used in the NV3500. Do you mean like synthetic motor oil, since the
> tranny takes motor oil? Or do you mean something like Redline MTL? I
> have heard of people with manual trannies which required motor oil and
> they put in Mobil 1, and promptly lost all ability to shift. The stuff
> lubricated so well, there wasn't enough friction for the synchronizers to
> work. I was under the impression that synth. oil in trannies was baaaadd.
>
> Christopher Scott
>
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