Re: RECENT Redline result in my '78 Spider...

[Ian Lomax <sfalfisto@domain.elided>]

just remember that it takes a few hundred miles for
the new oil to replace the old, so you won't feel a
noticable difference, if there is one, for a while.

cheers,
ian lomax
sf, ca

--- JeffreyOlson@domain.elided wrote:
> Redline MTL in the gearbox, (75W90NS was suggested
> but I 
> had MTL and had used with dood results in BMW's) and
> 
> Redline 75W90 in the differential.
> 
> Here's what happened:
> 
> The gearbox shifts better than before but is
> slightly 
> noisier.  A few small drips have appeared where
> before 
> there were none.
> 
> Differential slightly noisy as before, also drips
> like 
> the gearbox.
> 
> I replaced both about 300 miles ago when I bought
> the 
> car.  The P.O. had obviously not changed either in
> quite 
> a while.  Both were black with sludge and only about
> 
> half full.  Both magnetic drain plugs were covered
> with 
> small metal filings.
> 
> The gearbox and differential were slightly noisy to 
> begin with.  The gearbox has GREAT synchros and 
> continues to shift well with the Redline MTL.
> 
> The only negatives has been the occasional drip from
> 
> both and the bashing I received for using the same 
> combination in an Alfa that I use in my BMW.
> 
> Will I go to Spirax HD 80W90?  YES!
> 
> I personally want to see if the drips go away and if
> 
> there is any noticeable difference.
> 
> The way I look at it, the Redline synthetics are
> quality 
> products and I certainly could not have done any
> damage 
> by exchanging old nasty fluids with clean and
> driving 
> the car a few hundred miles.
> 
> I'll report the results after a few more hundred
> miles!
> 
> Jeff
> 
> '78 Alfa Romeo Spider (Swore I'd never buy another
> Alfa!)
> '88 BMW 535is (228K miles!, E28's RULE!)
> '89 BMW 535i (Rare E34 5-speed!)
> 
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