> Yesterday I drained the tranny oil from our '88 Westy in preparation for > our first outing of the year. Having done this several times before, I > decided not to bother checking to ensure the filler plug could be > removed first... > > > mark wrote: > > Well, before you do that you might consider a different oil. I have heard from a couple people that Amsoil is not good synthetic. For one > thing it is supposed to be "ester" and not top notch stuff. As possible evidence, I had a perfectly running engine that went bad after one > year of amsoil use. I think there is better oil out there than this stuff. Redline is supposed to be one of the best. > > If the plug simply won't budge, as a last resort you can pump out the old with a little hand pump. Not the best solution, but it beats > permanent fluid. > > mark... > > > > Shawn and list, my apologies for not paying better attention. mark... |
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