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1. over drive oil (score: 1): Author: Otis15@aol.com; Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 09:11:24 EDT; I had a L. H. Overdrive rebuilt last winter by a English Car shop in New York. When they shipped it back it had a slip of paper taped to it, saying "use 50 wt. non detergent oil. Hoped to get it inst; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00057.html (6,581 bytes)
2. Re: over drive oil (score: 1): Author: Hans Duinhoven <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>; Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 20:52:45 +0200; Overdrive oil should be the very same as engine oil as your gearbox oil. The archive shows several topics about the type of oil to be used. Wrong oil may cause non-function or irregular performance o; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00070.html (7,270 bytes)
3. Re: over drive oil (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 16:57:35 +0100; Just for clarification, the gearbox and the OD *share* the same oil. Filling, level checking and topping-up is done at the gearbox, but whatever you put in the gearbox circulates round the OD as well; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00071.html (7,576 bytes)
4. Re: over drive oil (score: 1): Author: "Phil Bates" <jello@ida.net>; Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 10:32:58 -0600 (MDT); Just for additional clarification, my understanding is that it's important the oil be non-detergent for overdrive transmissions. I don't know why, and I don't know if it's true - I just know that's w; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00072.html (7,895 bytes)
5. RE: over drive oil (score: 1): Author: "William Schooler" <schooler@adelphia.net>; Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 14:15:21 -0400; ...and for a bit further clarification, can you specify which MGB manual calls for non-detergent oil for gearboxes? And for what model years, if any? Bill Schooler --Original Message-- From: owner-mg; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00073.html (8,437 bytes)
6. Re: over drive oil (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 09:30:05 +0100; I'm not sure that is correct. I see oils specified for pre-1960 classics as low-detergent (which implies to me that the norm *is* to have detergent), although detergent oils have been around since at; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00093.html (8,001 bytes)
7. RE: over drive oil (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 10:33:36 -0700; This question comes up again and again. Each time there is someone who quotes the workshop manual as gospel. Hans, please let me start by assuring you that this is not intended to be directed at you; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00098.html (9,833 bytes)
8. Re: over drive oil (score: 1): Author: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 14:34:42 -0500; Good lord, what drivel. I've been using 20W-50 Castro l GTX in my engines, trannies and ODs for years with no ill effects. We hear guys that are not engineers being quoted on what oil to use as thoug; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00099.html (7,971 bytes)
9. Re: over drive oil (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrc@red4est.com>; Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 16:03:26 -0700; I don't know if there was any cause and effect, but on two separate occasions, after putting redline in my O/D tranny, the O/D died. After the second one, I replaced it with a Ford 5 speed conversion; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00101.html (7,576 bytes)
10. Re: over drive oil (score: 1): Author: "oliver" <sumton@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 20:25:46 -0500; strictly as a counter, i have a tranny where 1st and 2nd are "crunchy". redline made a huge difference, and the o/d still works after 2k miles.; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00103.html (7,782 bytes)
11. Re: over drive oil (score: 1): Author: "WJHS1960" <WJHS1960@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 21:24:50 -0500; <<...redline made a huge difference,...>> It just depends on which one you get. Former MGer of GREAT re-known and knowledge Skip Kelsey SWORE by the stuff. From P Series MG thru last. Ed; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00105.html (7,280 bytes)
12. Re: over drive oil (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:52:53 +0100; Can't speak for the US but in the UK at least GTX is sold in a number of formulations - including one for modern injection engines and one for older or 'conventional' engines. The crucial point to re; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00107.html (8,211 bytes)
13. Re: over drive oil (score: 1): Author: Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca>; Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:52:03 -0400; Way back in 1986 I bought a Maserati Biturbo. The agency said Alfa, Porsche, or someone like that had had trouble with second gear being sticky - this they solved by using ATF, so my Biturbo got ATF.; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00109.html (9,621 bytes)
14. Re: over drive oil (score: 1): Author: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:33:20 -0500; That's my point. CR SNIP; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00111.html (7,468 bytes)
15. RE: over drive oil (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:26:10 -0700; In the US there is one formulation of GTX available in a number of grades. A number of years ago I spoke with one of the Castrol Formulation Engineers and he did state that the oils were specificall; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00112.html (9,020 bytes)

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