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 of the od.
Cheers,
Hans
1971 BGT no overdrive (so it cannot fail as well...)
----- Original Message -----
From: <Otis15@aol.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 3:11 PM
Subject: over drive oil
>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 installed this winter,
> give me
> something to do, during the cold weather. Its for my Wife's 74 GT. That
> should make me some points with her.
>
> Steve
> N.E.
> Ohio
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