Mick, if you want to switch to Redline MT90 and can't find it locally you can
order it direct off the internet.

I kept having shifting problems.....hard shifting into 1st on my newly rebuilt
tranny and I switched to Redline. The difference was amazing. Now I swear by it.
MT90 can be mixed with the residual dinosaur oil previously used with no ill
effects. I run in a very hot climate....Alabama in the summer time...this year
temps well over 100 degrees on pavement during the day. Never any problem.

I also use Redline WaterWetter in the coolant. Seems to help.

Luck,

John Rodgers
88GL Driver

Mick Kalber wrote:

> Am about to change the oil in the trans of my 89 syncro westy.  My very
> trusted mechanic usually uses Valvoline 80-90 wt gear oil that is approved
> for GL-4 or GL-5 applications.  Having read your notes (as well as most of
> this thread), I know I need GL-4.  So, I guess this stuff is not OK?  I know
> it's a hypoid oil though.  Isn't that the point?
>
> Problem is finding Redline MT-90 in Hilo, Hawaii (the Big Island).  Read
> "the middle of nowhere."  I know it's available on the mainland (the REALLY
> big island, as we call it), but shipping from there will be ridiculous, if
> even possible, eh?  A hazardous material I'm sure.
>
> OK... since I wrote the above I have called three auto parts places... NAPA
> didn't know what I was talking about.  ASC was helpful and had a straight 90
> weight gear oil, but it doesn't say on it whether it's for GL-4, GL-5 or
> what.  The local VW dealership on the other side of the island (100 miles
> away - there isn't one here) carries only the same Valvoline 80-90 wt gear
> oil I mentioned that my mechanic uses.  Now what do I do?
>
> Mick Kalber
> 89 Syncro Westy "Daddy-O"
> Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
> 62 Halaulani Place    Hilo, Hawaii  96720
> ph. 808-935-5557    fax 808-935-0066
> hotlava@interpac.net
> www.volcanoscapes.com