RE: Fluid for Overdrive Transmission

["Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>]

> My other TR is a non-OD. Is it safe to run synthetic in this?  I
> was of the
> understanding not to run synthetic in an OD because it will cause
> the OD to
> slip out. Does that mean it is ok to run synthetic in a non-OD?

Don't run just any old synthetic gear oil ... some of them are too slick for
the synchros to work properly.

However, MTL (or MT-90, which is what Redline recommends and is only about
15W40 in motor oil terms) should do.

Randall