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Date:         Sun, 30 Apr 2000 20:24:41 -0400
Reply-To:     "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@ENTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@ENTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Trans Noise with Redline MTL?
Comments: To: Shawn Wright <swright@MAIL.SLS.BC.CA>
In-Reply-To:  <390C486C.104.41EE8260@localhost>
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> Amazingly, after adding 1/2 of regular 75w90, the noise is almost > completely gone! This noise had been present for several years, > and possibly started soon after I added Redline MTL...

And herein lies the rub, IMHO: You added fluid, period. My guess is that your Vanagon tranny has a slow leak and the fluid level is low. Unless I missed it in your message, you didn't say you've checked the fluid level.

I'm running Redline MT-90 on a fairly new tranny and it's nice and quiet.

-Karl

Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA '87 Westfalia Weekender "Beverley" - 196K miles http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/ PA/NJ Vanagon owner's mailing list: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/pavanagon/


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