Big discussion on the syncro list the last few days.
Getting a syncro trans rebuilt is an expensive deal - so naturally they are
very concerned about what gear oil is best.
They are even saying right now, that MT-90 is intended for limited slip
differentials, and is not really the right oil to use, and that it doesn't
protect as well as a gear oil intended for where they is not a limited slip,
would be more appropriate for our manual trans vanagons.

I'm going to get some Swepco 201 gear oil myself.  That's 'the stuff' in my
opinion, currently. And I have used lots of it before , and nary a problem
ever.
Scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 9:27 AM
Subject: Manual transmission oil?

> Changing mine.  Redline MT-90?  Right?  5sp manual, probably from a
> diesel.
> Currently running some Valvoline synthetic of some sort with no real
> issues
> of noise or shifting.