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Re: What Oil to Use in a 16V and 8V?
Well, *most* of us use actual tranny fluid...I have been using
the Redline MTL...good stuff...actually is *good* for the tranny.
Why would someone use motor oil in their trans?
I think that TMB just wanted to have another excuse to work
on his car...hehe...thats just my guess!
...Jay has to impro to keep on stompin' those other guys...
right? ; )
--- Anthony Pelletier <vwnuts@yahoo.com> wrote:
> In the trans? what do you drive a honda? j/K are
> you the only one who uses engine oil in the trans.
> What does everyone else on the list use?
>
>
> --- the mad bastard <the-mad-bastard@home.com> wrote:
> >
> > only for a short time. when i dusted that oil
> > seal, i replaced my
> > tranny/clutch, and put fresh 15W50 mobil 1 synthetic
> > motor oil in.
> >
> > works mint.
> >
> > jason
> > the mad bastard
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Anthony Pelletier <vwnuts@yahoo.com>
> > To: the mad bastard <the-mad-bastard@home.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 8:54 AM
> > Subject: Re: What Oil to Use in a 16V and 8V?
> >
> >
> > > Hi Jason,
> > > You run 20-50w oil in your trans???? I though we
> > were
> > > supposed to have 75-90W or something. Did I
> > missread
> > > this.
> > >
> > > Tony
> > >
> > >
> > > --- the mad bastard <the-mad-bastard@home.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > i always used to use mobil 1 15W50
> > tri-synthetic
> > > > in my motor. why? cuz
> > > > someone i trust said it was the best. sounded
> > good
> > > > to me. i used to use
> > > > castrol GTX, then upgraded to castrol syntec cuz
> > i
> > > > wanted the synthetic, and
> > > > thought that GTX was good. then my buddy came
> > along
> > > > and told me about the
> > > > virtues of mobil 1. so i switched.
> > > >
> > > > anyways, my rocco loves eating/vomiting oil,
> > and
> > > > the $27CDN/4L jug was
> > > > getting to be a bit much for me. especially
> > when i
> > > > lost 2L in a week! so,
> > > > i switched brands yet again. now i use
> > motomaster
> > > > non-synthetic 20W50.
> > > > motomaster = caca. however, it also = cheap.
> > > > $7.16CDN/4L jug is something
> > > > i can deal with. it hasn't been leaking all
> > that
> > > > much lately, so i haven't
> > > > been driving the car that much either. guess
> > we'll
> > > > see how it looks on the
> > > > way to cinci this weekend.
> > > >
> > > > as a side note, i can tell you what oil NOT
> > to
> > > > use in your tranny.
> > > > motomaster non-synthetic 20W50. :) i think that
> > the
> > > > stuff is too thick. i
> > > > usually use the mobil 15W50 tri-synthetic, but
> > > > didn't have any on hand a
> > > > couple of weeks ago. as a result, i now have a
> > 4K
> > > > in my rocco!
> > > >
> > > > what happened was that the green end cap on
> > the
> > > > tranny was puking out
> > > > copious amounts of tranny fluid. so, i started
> > > > putting some of the 20W50 in
> > > > it, cuz i thought, WTF, this thing is pretty
> > hurting
> > > > already anyways. when
> > > > i replaced the cap, i drained out teh 15W50
> > > > synthetic/20W50 shite blend, and
> > > > filled it up again with 20W50. that night, i
> > > > molested the egos of the
> > > > owners of a typeR and a mk4 VR6 golf on the
> > highway.
> > > > sustained 6000+rpm in
> > > > fifth gear (and 7000 in second thru fourth) blew
> > out
> > > > the seal on my 9As
> > > > splined shaft, and coated my clutch disc in oil.
> > > > yay.
> > > >
> > > > i do these tests for all of you. spread the
> > > > knowledge. be fruitful.
> > > > bleh.
> > > >
> > > > jason
> > > > the mad bastard
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Cheapass Ron <rapieper@yahoo.com>
> > > > To: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 4:50 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: What Oil to Use in a 16V and 8V?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I was surfing around on this topic hoping to
> > learn
> > > > a
> > > > > little bit and found these:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.vtr.org/maintain/oil-overview.html
> > > > >
> > http://www.wagoneers.com/john/AMSOIL/oilfaq1.html
> > > > >
> > http://www.wagoneers.com/john/AMSOIL/oilfaq2.html
> > > > >
> > > > > I've used Amsoil in the past on my G60
> > Corrado.
> > > > No
> > > > > problems in 85K miles, but that's what I'd
> > expect
> > > > with
> > > > > any major-label oil, esp. a synthetic. It did
> > > > seem to
> > > > > drop the oil temp about 5 deg. as per the MFA.
> > > > >
> > > > > Hope this adds some facts to this topic.
> > > > >
> > > > > IMO the most important thing about oil is to
> > keep
> > > > it
> > > > > clean.
> > > > >
> > > > > Ron
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Patrick Bureau <pbureau@home.com>
> > > > > > To put my two cents of "common sense" in
> > this
> > > > > > conversation the recommended
> > > > > > oil DEPENDS on the heat/cold factors of your
> > > > area
> > > > > > if you put 20w50 and you live in Alaska, It
> > love
> > > > to
> > > > > > see try to cold start
> > > > > > your engine without any heating devices(
> > i.e.:
> > > > oil
> > > > > > pan and block heaters
> > > > > > units) it is just not realistic, THAT IS WHY
> > on
> > > > the
> > > > > > chart of your owner's
> > > > > > manual (Bentley, Chilton, Haynes ) indicate
> > a
> > > > > > "suggested temperature range
> > > > > > and the appropriate oil to use in those
> > > > conditions"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In Canada.. 10w40 or even 10w30 in winter is
> > > > VERY
> > > > > > realistic, 10w40 and up in
> > > > > > summer (but it RARELY gets 90'F (40'C) up
> > there
> > > > > > now in warm climate (i.e. TEXAS for example)
> > > > 20w50
> > > > > > summer and 10w40 in
> > > > > > winter * it freezes in Dallas in winter* is
> > > > again
> > > > > > realistic... its all about
> > > > > > where you live and what the climate
> > conditions
> > > > are
> > > > > > about.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In Texas I run 20w50, in Canada where I am
> > stuck
> > > > > > right now I use 10w40. case
> > > > > > closed.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > for all the people that have no idea what I
> > am
> > > > > > taking, here is the run down
> > > > > > from the Bentley
> > > > > >
> > > > > > oil temp range
> > > > > > Multigrade oil:
> > > > > >
>
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