Gary,
Don't bother with anything but Redline MT-90.   After a trial of several other
brands of tranny fluid I have come to this conclusion.  It's the second best
thing to getting the rebuild you really need.

John McLean  87 Vanagon GL  ( 200,000 miles )

Gary McEachern wrote:

> Hello
> I am replacing the gear oil in a used tranny I bought prior to installation.
> At the parts store I noticed there is a 85/140 gear oil available in
> addition to the 80W and 80/90W. I believe the 85/140 gear oil is Valvoline
> synthetic or semi-synthetic. Is this a new weight/type of gear oil that
> would be suitable for use in the Vanagon transmission or should I stick with
> the 80/90?
>
> When I pulled the drain plug there was a fair amount of metal filings
> attached to the drain plug magnet. Is this common on a tranny that hasn't
> had the fluid changed for 100K miles or more.. or is this a really bad sign?
>
> Thanks
>
> Gary
>
> Gary McEachern, Reading Ma.
> '90 Westy
> '84GL w/ Super Sunroof
> '87GL Wolfsburg Weekender (X2)
> '75 Spitfire
>
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