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1. [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <james.nazarian@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 17:10:20 -0400; A friend of mine has an '80 MGB with overdrive. What oil should he put in the transmission and overdrive? thanks, James _______________________________________________ Edit your replies Mgs@autox.tea; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00066.html (6,799 bytes)
2. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <max_heim@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:38:56 -0700; Engine oil. Most people will tell you 20w50. I am using 30wt in that same transmission, on the theory that multigrade is irrelevant to a transmission, and breaks down faster (how often do you change; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00071.html (7,383 bytes)
3. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 17:12:02 -0700 (PDT); No flares. You are right. In fact, multi-viscosity oils lubricate WORSE than single grade oil. The additives that provide the multi-vis effect (with heat) is NOT a lubricant. ________________________; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00074.html (8,401 bytes)
4. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: "dannyvarnado" <dannyvarnado@cox.net>; Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 18:32:42 -0700; I'm running 30 wt non-detergent oil in mine. Have logged over 15000 trouble free miles in the past 3 yrs. Danny V. '58 MGA daily driver '76 MGB V6 project ____________________________________________; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00076.html (7,131 bytes)
5. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 09:18:29 +0100; The gearbox and OD share the oil (and indeed have the same filler, on the RHS of the gearbox casing on RB cars). It's the same as for the engine i.e. whatever grade is appropriate for your climatic c; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00084.html (7,254 bytes)
6. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <james.nazarian@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:13:26 -0400; I think that the manual specs non detergent oil. Is this really necessary or will a standard oil do? So far it seems that most people are just running standard oil, but I thought I'd ask. james ?--Or; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00140.html (7,973 bytes)
7. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:26:23 +0100; The manuals just give engine oils from various manufacturers and of various grades without saying whether they are or should be detergent or non-detergent. If engine oil is detergent, as I understand; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00141.html (7,515 bytes)
8. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:11:26 -0400; The purpose of the detergent is to keep the crud from engine operation in suspension so it can be filtered and drained out of the engine. There is none of that in the gearbox, so detergent is unneces; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00142.html (7,734 bytes)
9. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <max_heim@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:36:19 -0700; Right. But in the case of the transmission, the detergent additives don't do anything, so if non-detergent oil were readily available and less expensive, it would be preferred. If you think about it,; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00159.html (8,611 bytes)
10. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:55:19 +0100; OK, but the point is that it doesn't *need* a non-detergent oil. A different oil is just another item to find and keep in stock, as it were. PaulH. -- Original Message -- ____________________________; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00161.html (7,980 bytes)
11. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <max_heim@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:38:29 -0700; But how often do you drain, refill or top off your transmission? I don't see that as a factor, really... -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00162.html (8,203 bytes)
12. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:43:13 +0100; Drain and refill maybe. I do top-up my gearboxes occasionally, certainly wouldn't buy a special oil, particularly when Abingdon say to use engine oil. For that reason I wouldn't use anything other th; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00174.html (7,811 bytes)
13. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: "Henry D. Reynolds" <hdr@pobox.com>; Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:07:51 -0500; This thread reminded me of this article. http://www.quantumechanics.com/categories.php?op=newindex&catid=11 I believe the authors claim that detergent oils tend to foam and that if your OD is margina; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00178.html (9,823 bytes)
14. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: "dannyvarnado" <dannyvarnado@cox.net>; Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:22:19 -0700; I was told by the transmission re-builder that it would be best not to use "detergent oil" in the overdrive transmission because foaming, typical to detergent oil, in the overdrive section could be d; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00182.html (9,582 bytes)
15. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:12:07 -0500; This test is apparently dine on a bench setup..One thing that bothers me is that the assembly isn't allowed to heat up, such as it would in the running car. As someone who made a living testing devic; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00184.html (10,868 bytes)
16. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:39:46 +0100; I've seen ATF recommended a number of times for 'marginal' ODs both for cleaning purposes to be replaced by the proper stuff afterwards, or used continuously when the cleaning hasn't helped. In despe; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00185.html (8,652 bytes)
17. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: mark.jones@exxonmobil.com; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:21:50 -0400; I use 20W50 motor oil in my GT's overdrive gearbox, but in my other British Leyland car's overdrive gearbox I use the recommended 80W90 gear oil (synthetic actually, going on 6 years now). I have not; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00187.html (10,066 bytes)
18. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:23:30 -0400; Why would anyone use 90W gear lube....? MG at one time issued a Tech Service Bulletin that said 90w could be used. About a month later that TSB was rescinded, but that bad information was picked up a; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00189.html (8,447 bytes)
19. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:58:02 +0100; I've heard that before, and about it making the manual gear change very difficult in cold weather. 90 gear oil is specified for the V8, is what mine has, and has never been a problem even when parked; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00190.html (7,981 bytes)
20. Re: [Mgs] Overdrive oil (score: 1): Author: "Frank" <frankk@intap.net>; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:08:12 -0400; Bob: I recall that tech bulletin and also have an old service manual that mentions the use of 90w. When Bassett's Jaguar rebuilt the tranny in my 1964 B a few years back Bill Bassett was very specifi; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00191.html (9,493 bytes)

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