

| Subject: | Re: Synthetic in Automatic? |
| From: | Larry Alofs |
| Date: | Thu, 18 Mar 2004 19:26:43 -0600 |
LOREN BUSCH wrote: > While people are talking about automatic vs. manual can anyone respond > to this? One, has anyone gone to synthetic ATF in their automatic, and > Two, did you notice any difference worth the price? And what brand of > synthetic did you use? > I use synthetic in the final drive of my '91 AT, partly because I feel it will do less damage to the trans in case of seal failure between the differential and transmission. BTDT I have not tried synthetic in the transmission because of a number of posts I have read on J**p forums about it causing a significant drop in gas mileage. I don't know if this effect is real or what the cause could be. Has anyone else heard of this? Larry A. 91 GL 90 Saab 900 90 Cherokee Laredo 92 Cherokee Sport
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