Re: Gear lube leak

[Iain Mannix <mannix@privatei.com>]

>	Mechanic tells me that it will cost $6000 (yes, thousand) dollars to
>rebuild the tranny that I _completely_ annihilated.  EVERY SINGLE gear,
>tooth, rod, everything was shredded or scored.  I am now the proud owner
>of a Jetta GLi transmission and a brand spanking new Sachs clutch...for
>a mere $1000 dollars (Canadian figures here, folks).  Thanks to my dad
>for the funding, of course.
>
>	I suppose my point is that I have no reason to say that Redline helped
>me kill my tranny, but it does seem rather too coincidental for my
>liking that shortly after I switched to Redline, my Tranny started to
>eat shite.

>jason
>87 16V, with 88 16V engine, and 83 GLi tranny


Interesting.  Kinda a bummer.  FWIW, my 4k close ratio developed leaks
shortly after I put Redline in, chewed up a CV joint in the process.
Changed seals, everything is fine now.  Might have Amsoil in it though.
Forget.

Reason I wrote, the 87 16v transmission is one of those susceptible to the
"self machining syndrome," if I am not mistaken.  Does not really sound
like yours "self machined," but it could have, it'd make sense....


Mannix(4 out of 5 _is_ bad?)


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