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Subject:Re: synthetic gear lube leakage?
From:Stephen Overmyer
Date:Tue, 7 Nov 2000 14:04:27 +1100

At 21:20 6/11/00 -0500, you wrote:
>From:    Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
>Subject: synthetic gear lube leakage?
>
>Anybody had any trouble with redline (or other synthetic oil) leaking from
>gearbox?

Yea Mick,I do on occasions.Sometimes after a long run,say 500kms I'll
notice the bottom of the gear box is wet and once or twice there was spots
on the rear of the van & the mud flaps.
Then it dries up again and no weeping for months (me or the van)
The level of fluid doesn't seem to go down ( I check it each service)
but the fluid must come from somewhere.
I have Mobil Synthetic Gear Oil in my 5 speed for the past 100,000kms
I've got questions but no answers for you....Anybody else?

Cheers,
Steve O.
Blue Mountains NSW Aust.
'92 Transporter WBX Kombi
'76 Transporter Double Cab
'68 Beetle
'00 Transporter 5Cyl Double Cab
'48 Fairmont M-19 Speeder

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