

| Subject: | Re: Acckk! My gear juice is *blue*... |
| From: | John Rodgers |
| Date: | Mon, 17 Mar 2003 21:03:44 -0600 |
Don't know what it is, Don't know anything about Swepco, do know about Redline. Get the stuff out and put in Redline MT 90. I swear by it. John Rodgers 88 Gl Driver Steve Delanty wrote: > O.K.... I figured I better crawl under and check my tranny oil. > I've had the bus for a month now and still haven't looked.... > I figured out real quick that my 17mm allen wrench doesn't fit > because all that external shift crap is in the way. > I cut the allen down with the die grinder and cut-off wheel. About > an inch off the end and it fits nice. I pulled the plug out of the tranny > and it was obviously full, as a small dribble of oil ran out of the plug > hole and down my arm. Mmmmm, that distinctive stench of gear oil.... > But wait, what's this..? Ackkk! The oil is BLUE! > > O.K, I've checked the gear oil in a lot of VW trannys over the last > few decades but I ain't never had nothin blue run down my arm > while I was doing it... > > I assume that the oil is probably something synthetic. It stinks like > regular gear oil, but it's clear blue, and rather thin in consistency > compared to plain old 90w gear goo. > > I'd like to carry a spare quart around with me, but I have no idea > what brand or type of oil this is.... > > Does the blue color identify it as something specific? > Is this the redline oil that people talk about? Or some other goo? > > Anybody have a clue what kind of blue juice might be in my gear box? > > Thanks much... > > Steve >
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