Gear Oil
11-28-2005, 10:36 PM
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Well i changed my (manual) transmission oil tonight. I replaced it with 2 litres of Redline MT90, and then topped it up with Lucas Oil Stabilizer. I can't believe how much better the shifting feels compared to before. Great buy! fing02.gif
Tip: Add the Oil stabilizer first otherwise it's pretty hard to tell when it's full. I had to drive around a couple of times so the oil would mix with LOS and get warm so it would actually run out so i could tell if it was full.
2 Quarts of MT90, and about 1/3 bottle of LOS seemed to fill it nicely.
One question though, does it matter if i check the level when it is warm or cold????
Tip: Add the Oil stabilizer first otherwise it's pretty hard to tell when it's full. I had to drive around a couple of times so the oil would mix with LOS and get warm so it would actually run out so i could tell if it was full.
2 Quarts of MT90, and about 1/3 bottle of LOS seemed to fill it nicely.
One question though, does it matter if i check the level when it is warm or cold????
11-28-2005, 10:47 PM
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Vehicle: Turbocharged 2001 Hyundai Tiburon
yah i changed mine recently too, love the shifting now, no more grinding when racing... i used royal purple because i heard it was better than redline, next time ill use redline to compare
11-29-2005, 09:47 AM
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You only need 2.2 quarts I believe. Don't overfill it. Just keep pouring until it wants to come back out the hole (while your car is somewhat level).
I normally put in 1.5 Redline and the rest with L.O.S.
I normally put in 1.5 Redline and the rest with L.O.S.
11-29-2005, 01:07 PM
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11-29-2005, 02:12 PM
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Scratch what I said. I actually started using Pennzoil Syncromesh with a little Lucas Oil Stabalizer. It's in a yellow bottle.
But that link above is pretty interesting.
But that link above is pretty interesting.
11-29-2005, 02:30 PM
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It's very interesting. It seems to suggest that if you are using a good, properly formulated oil to start, adding a stabilizer is unnecessary and may not help, but instead can actually hurt the oil's performance, since it thins the original oil and the anti-foaming agents can no longer work as they should.
I'm using 20% Lucas. I plan to drain my gear oil after a long drive sometime and see how it looks. If there is air trapped, that would be a bad thing indeed. But I have my doubts as to how the tests in the above link translate to the conditions in our transmissions.
I'm using 20% Lucas. I plan to drain my gear oil after a long drive sometime and see how it looks. If there is air trapped, that would be a bad thing indeed. But I have my doubts as to how the tests in the above link translate to the conditions in our transmissions.
11-29-2005, 06:37 PM
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Geez, makes me think twice about using that stuff now. And i just bougth a bottle for my oil change!!! Well at least it came with a model car. smile.gif