Type of tranny gear oil needed?

[RipperXX]

Ok, I looked around online and can't find any info on what type of gear oil to use in the transmition or rear diff.


I remember changing it on my old talon but well I'm not in GA, and I don't have my Haynes Manuel around. And I'm thinking a little Red line wouldn't hurt when I get back home.

Seems like I put 75w-90 or something like that in the previous talon I owned. Just wandering what the Manuel calls for, and what people say is better from personal experience.

I know (and have for a while) theres the GM syncro oil, but I have no clue about the weight needed.

Thx

 

[slugsgomoo]

i run:

1qt Redline MTL
1.3qt Redline MT90 (2.3qt capacity in the 1g AWD box)

It shifts great, and seems to protect a lot better than the synchromesh stuff. That stuff feels like water.

I run lightweight shockproof in the transfercase & rear end (75w140) and that seems to hold up great.

I'd say that if you're making any kind of power over stock, the investment of $10-15/qt is worth it.

If you're making a lot of power, NEO-RHD might be for you.

 

[RipperXX]

Thx... LoL maybe thats why the old (long gone) Tsi I had didn't shift any better after I changed the MT oil... proably because I put Mobil One 75w 90 gear oil in it. I wont make that mistake twice...


Lession #1 Do not lission to what others tell you, even if they claimed to have looked it up on there pos Advanced Parts computer.

 

[dnhieu]

I tried BG and didnt really feel a thing and now i got some crap in their now. how does redline hold up to extreme heat? the reason why i ask is because mine has been shifting like garbage when it heats up in the middle of the day.

thanks

 

[hereitcomes]

the best gear oil to buy for our Manual DSM's is stuff called GEARSYNC i believe. it is Chevy's gear fluid. It works wonders with our synchros in DSM. My buddies TSi had a bad 3rd synchro and that cleaned it right up. I have yet to pick up a bottle....

 

[Defiant]

the best gear oil to buy for our Manual DSM's is stuff called GEARSYNC i believe. it is Chevy's gear fluid.

That's Synchromesh. Don't pay GM's price, get Pennzoil's.

We've done this.