motor oil or tranny fluid???

[eclipsebabyblue]

when i bought my car i blew the rods in about 5,000 miles i took it back to the mitsubishi dealer and had them put a clutch in as well. the tech that did the work put motor oil in the tranny and i asked him what he was doing? he replied that mitsubishi's use the same oil in the motor as in the tranny. can somebody tell me if this is true or is it a bunch of B.S.

by the way it seems to grind 2nd alot...

 

[tjh-dsm]

I would never want motor oil in my tranny.....

 

[rick]

sounds like b.s.

 

[snox135]

No, that is complete BS. The manual says GL-4 or GL-5 which is gear oil.

 

[HITNRUN]

I've heard of this but your supposed to use 75-90 gear oil. I don't like the idea. Especially in a DSM.

 

[Tevenor]

Go back to the dealer, punch the guy who told you that right in the mouth, and then sue the dealership for focking up your tranny.

 

[MustGoFaster020]

Originally posted by Tevenor
Go back to the dealer, punch the guy who told you that right in the mouth, and then sue the dealership for focking up your tranny.

Well said. On another note the guy might be thinking of honda's, they use motor oil in the tranny, even the haynes manule says to, but not for DSM's. Although I heard somewere that honda had thier own special "MTL" now. So go kill!

 

[eclipsebabyblue]

thank you ill be down there tomorrow morning ill let you guys know how it went if you dont hear back from me im in jail for puching him in the mouth....:laugh:

 

[ImportModder]

Thats one reason I hate having other people work on my car. Sometimes it seems they just make things worse.

Nut kicking would have been more satisfying

 

[eclipsebabyblue]

its cool its all taken care of i agree i hate other people working on my car but if i did the work i dont think the warranty would cover it

 

[cead]

i woulda used race gear oil anyway for better shifts, and most techs would fix trannies under warranty anyway regardless, 6 hours paid is 6 hours paid, the techs at my job do it unless it's really chewed up and can't prove warranty failure

 

[GsT916]

That's not right... I hate briging it to the dealership. On top of that they charge you to much money.

 

[eclipsebabyblue]

it was in the dealership because one of the connecting rods blew and since it was under warranty they had to fix it. plus i didnt have the money at the time....

 

[captconnels]

i think that tech who told you that needs a good nut kicking , what a moron