Cole,
Why use SAE 90 when it calls for SAE 30 engine oil? You are
looking for trouble down the road. Volvos use ATF in manual transmissions
and I would use ATF before dumping sticky 90 weight into it, synthetic or
not. My 4¢ worth.
Bob
(using SAE30 non-detergent for the past 38 years in the DHC)
At 09:54 AM 3/20/2000 -0800, Cole Harvey wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>There has been some talk about transmission oil, so I would like to but in
>my 2 cents. Go with synthetic oil. This stuff is great. I ran a car with
>90w in the trans and it worked fine (i.e. it is particular about what it
>would do and when it would do it). But then I used synthetic and it does
>every thing I ask of it without troubles. Yes it is expensive but you only
>need at most 2 quarts, about $14.
>
>Cole
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Robert (Bob) A.C. Hamilton, Waverley, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Man of Many Sunbeams - Alpine, Drophead and Saloon 1953-1954
[Stable mates - 1973 Midget and 1968 M-B 280SE]
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