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Date:         Tue, 29 Aug 2000 18:06:18 GMT
Reply-To:     Richard Bias <rbias@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Richard Bias <rbias@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: re. Who makes GL-4 transmission oil and why do I need it?
Comments: To: glee@ULTRALINK.COM
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All, I understand that with a rebuild, you can use Redline MT-90 but, when I go to drain my 4-speed, manual tranny to change the oil in it, I am not going to be able to drain ALL the oil out so 2 questions. How do I tell what is in there now from the drain pan and, is it all right to mix synthetic with regular Dino oil? Thank you for the reply...

Rich and Annemarie 85 GL "Buba" 98 Bug

>From: Gary <glee@ULTRALINK.COM> >Reply-To: Gary <glee@ULTRALINK.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: re. Who makes GL-4 transmission oil and why do I need it? >Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 09:48:45 -0600 > >David Marshall wrote: >I've been going all through the parts stores here in town asking for GL-4 >transmission fluid for my 88 Syncro. > >David, >I went through this a couple months ago when I was filling my newly rebuilt >AAN syncro box. I posted the same question to both lists. > >Someone wrote an article about oil and it is published on either >vanagon.com or syncro.org. which suggests GL4 is needed. It appears the >info was culled from a source at redline. > >In the end I could find no one who could confirm that GL4 is >required/desired. >The owners manual saysGL4, but in those days GL5 did not exist. >Daryl, AA transaxle and Chris weedle both do not use GL4 (from what I >recall). >I think GL4 may affect the syncro rings in the long long term, couple >hundred thousand kilometers. > >I began to realize that this belief in the need for gl4 may be based on one >persons opinion. Many people have read this persons opinion and it has >spread around. > >I bought a 20 liter pail of wal mart synthetic on clearance for $29.00 and >used that. I would have also used redline. > >Gary Lee > >

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