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1. Tranny oil (score: 1): Author: HFC <froggi@cdsnet.net>; Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 22:49:59 -0700; Fellow Spridgeteers, I know this was a topic of discussion some time back but I can't find my notes, so.... What's the general consensus regarding the best oil to use for a rib case; Red Line 20/50 o; /html/spridgets/1999-09/msg00765.html (6,695 bytes)
2. Tranny oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 10:42:29 -0600; While I'm on the subject of motorcycle fluids, has anyone given to using 20W-50 motorcycle oil for the ribcase? One of the points that the local motorcycle shop explained to me that I have to pay $2.; /html/spridgets/2001-02/msg00456.html (7,399 bytes)
3. Re: Tranny oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 10:42:28 -0800; Probably has additives that protect bronze bushings and handles extreme pressure better than regular 20W-50 Wt oil. I was just reading on the British Sprite and Midget Club web site that the only thi; /html/spridgets/2001-02/msg00462.html (8,608 bytes)
4. Re: Tranny oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 14:13:42 EST; I think in the UK adding STP might make the box a bit unfriendly till everything had warmed up in an English winter. Daniel1312 << Probably has additives that protect bronze bushings and handles extr; /html/spridgets/2001-02/msg00463.html (7,906 bytes)
5. Re: Tranny oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 11:02:36 +1100; Gearbox/Diff oil has a sulphur-based additive that improves the ability of the oil to provide lubrication under the compression and shear loads found at the gear/gear sliding surfaces. Unfortunately,; /html/spridgets/2001-02/msg00470.html (10,310 bytes)
6. Re: Tranny oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 20:21:40 -0500; Many years ago, a special magazine called Motorcycle Consumer News did a study on this claim. Basically, it's a fake claim. DOT has regulations on the amounts of gear additives allowed in motor oil.; /html/spridgets/2001-02/msg00473.html (9,163 bytes)
7. Re: Tranny oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 17:56:58 -0800; What about synthetics like Castrol's Synthetic Blend SAE 5w-30 or others? Gerard -- Please visit Four Points Travel - Discount Online International Travel Reservations http://www.gerardsgarage.com/f; /html/spridgets/2001-02/msg00474.html (10,372 bytes)
8. Re: Tranny oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 17:58:15 -0800; Ok, I just went through this with my Motorcycle shop 3 weeks ago. I questioned them since I have been running Castrol GTX for years with no problem but they did some service on the bike and changed t; /html/spridgets/2001-02/msg00475.html (9,384 bytes)
9. Re: Tranny oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 12:16:11 -0800; Steven & Fellow Spridgeteers, Motorcycle oil is specifically formulated because of [most all] bikes having a "wet-clutch", which is similar to clutching discs in an automatic transmission. Which, as; /html/spridgets/2001-02/msg00476.html (9,149 bytes)
10. Re: Tranny oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 20:58:36 -0500; Walk into any dealership, and they will offer to sell you their own name oil (Ford, GM, Toyota, Honda, Harley, etc). It is "specially formulated" for their engines. Is it? Within the DOT limits it co; /html/spridgets/2001-02/msg00485.html (11,028 bytes)
11. Re: Tranny oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 21:00:07 -0500; What about them? Are they different? yes. But they are still governed by the same laws. A synthetic oil is a superior oil though, so it tends to not need so many additives.; /html/spridgets/2001-02/msg00486.html (11,187 bytes)
12. Re: Tranny oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 22:52:40 EST; Yeah, but I don't intend on drinking the oil to see what the taste difference is. Yuch. <LMAO> Jamie 1962 AH Sprite MK II (under restoration) 1979 Trans Am (back on the road again) Web site links: <A; /html/spridgets/2001-02/msg00494.html (8,005 bytes)
13. Re: Tranny oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 18:24:51 +1100; Synthetics are more temp/viscosity stable and have markedly superior high temperture properties (they don't breakdown at hot spots like the ring landings), however I'm not sure that they have better; /html/spridgets/2001-02/msg00505.html (8,806 bytes)
14. Re: Tranny oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 13:22:55 EST; Did the Mobil tech expert mean that Mobil 1 was not suitable for use as a gear oil or did he meant that it was not as good as Castrol GTX 20/50, or supermarket 20/50 or whatever? Also does it mean th; /html/spridgets/2001-02/msg00524.html (7,786 bytes)
15. Re: Tranny oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 08:46:38 +1100; Having said that, I understood that conventional oils had more suitable mechanical properties for gearboxes. We really should try and find a source at Mobil though - I don't want to be the source for; /html/spridgets/2001-02/msg00530.html (8,596 bytes)
16. Re: Tranny oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 17:50:07 -0500; His words are true...but they are dated. For a long time, we all ran gear lube our gearboxes. With the drive to get drag down (increase mileage and power), thinner lubricants were tried in transmissi; /html/spridgets/2001-02/msg00535.html (11,126 bytes)
17. Re: Tranny oil (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 22:59:42 -0600; Well, after a few days of driving with the Honda 20W-50 oil I bought for it, I have to say I'm very happy with it. It may just be the placebo affect, but it shifts slicker than I can remember it ever; /html/spridgets/2001-02/msg00556.html (8,105 bytes)

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