What is a good source for redline oil?

tom

On 23 Aug 2003 at 12:44, Jonathan Farrugia wrote:

> of possible interest to vanagon manual transmission owners.
>
> jonathan
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 09:04:48 -0700
> From: Daryl Christensen <aatransaxle@msn.com>
> To: Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@umich.edu>
> Subject: Re: gl4 vs. gl5 gear oils
>
> Jonathan...Yes there has been a controversy about the differences for
> years, but mostly on the vanagon list...In the real world...Most shops
> put in GL5 and don't have any problems. I take apart many transmissions
> with the moly coated syncro's and see no real obvious issue other than
> normal wear. I use Laso moly coated syncros in the Vanagon and the Jetta
> boxes I build and have never been concerned about my customers using
> whatever oil they desire.
>
> That being said...I do however see Redline as being the best oil out
> there in respect to its cold weather performance and overall wear
> properties. It is a GL4 oil and has solved some strange syncro problems
> thru the years that NO other oil could cure. I have always been kinda
> caught in the middle of the debate and not being an engineer type, can't
> offer any real definitive proof of the problem. Just real world
> experience. My big thing is getting people to actually change their oil
> once in a while, say every 30 K or so just to get some fresh stuff in

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Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW  EN34hx
85 Westphalia GL Albert
96 Jetta GL The Intimidator
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