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- From: golder@homer.kodak.com (Patrick Golder)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Redline MTL
- Message-ID: <3470@eastman.UUCP>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 17:47:19 GMT
- References: <1992Jul25.145732.7515@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- Organization: UC Berkeley IC CAD Group
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- In article <1992Jul25.145732.7515@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, mhoza@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Michael J Hoza) writes:
- |> I am thinking about putting Redline MTL (manual transmission lubricant) in the
- |> gearbox of my 1985 Toyota MR2. In general I have heard very good things about
- |> this gearlube, especially in providing smoother shifts, but I do have a few
- |> questions.
-
- I had heard the same good things about MTL, so last fall I decided to
- try it in my Turbo Thunderbird, which has very notchy shifting. It did
- seem to make shifting slightly easier (at best) in this car, though not
- really enough to be worth the trouble. But as winter started, and the
- temperatures dropped, the gears would grind as I shifted until the car
- was warmed up. Once the car was up to temperature, the transmission was
- fine. I guess at low temperatures, the MTL lubricated the syncros too
- well. I ended up putting the factory specified fluid back in (ATF of
- all things) and the problem went away. So depending on your car, there
- may be a downside. Good luck.
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-