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Subject:Re: Manual transmission oil?
From:Allan Streib
Date:Wed, 13 May 2009 20:58:32 -0400

Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> writes:

> 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

Redline makes a non-slip variation, labeled 75W90 NS, it is a GL-5 rated
gear oil.

Allan
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1991 Vanagon GL