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Subject:Re: AA Trans answers some tranny oil questions...
From:Mark Dorm
Date:Fri, 1 Sep 2000 21:42:10 PDT

Darly, would you put MT-90 in an automatic???

>From: Daryl Christensen <aatransaxle@JUNO.COM>
>
>It is OK to mix some dino oil and synthetic....can't get it all out
>during a change anyway.
>Best to change it when its warm..more drains out faster
>Remove the fill plug before the drain plug....gotta get new oil back in
>once you drained the old stuff out...think about it...
>The most important thing to do is change it once in a while...basic
>maintenance does wonders for longevity...
>GL4 is what Redlne oil is...MT-90 is what they recomend for Vanagon
>transmissions...
>GL-5 is what's supposed to go in the front diff (syncro) cause there are
>no syncro's there
>Any good quality synthetic will work better than the plain old 90 wt
>stuff
>Redline has been proven to ME to be the best overall performer esp when
>shifting cold is a problem
>You can go to redlineoils.com and buy from them or I stock several cases
>so can also sell it to you.
>As I understand it...MT 90 is for Hypoid diferentials (gears at a 90
>degree angle to each other) such as your Vanagons...MTL is a lighter oil
>and is for the Jetta style tranny's which use straight cut Ring/Pinion
>gears...
>Any degredation of syncro's from using the wrong oil takes many many
>miles....its not something that happens quickly
>Feel free to holler with any wierd questions....
>Daryl of AA Transaxle
>Duvall, WA.(Seattle area)
>(425) 788-4070
>1-877-377-0773 toll free
>http://www.aatransaxle.com (web site)

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