For all I know the stuff has never been changed. Another job to add to the ever - growing list! (when the weather breaks, that is :)
On 11/29/06 3:36 PM, "Mike Collum" <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > The first winter I went through with my '85 (2002-2003) the shifting was > VERY hard when cold and got better after driving it a bit. The > following spring I changed the gear oil to 80-90w (not to Redline as it > wasn't available locally) and didn't have nearly the problem the > following winters. I'm sure Redline MT-90 or MTL would've been a better > choice but apparently just putting in fresh oil is enough to feel a > difference. > > Mike > Houlton, Maine > > > Nathaniel Poole wrote: >> I'm running my 80 Riviera just fine in this weather (handles the crappy >> roads far better than the wife's Toyota), but until it warms up it feels as >> if the tranny is filled with grease, I mean really stiff and hard to find >> first. It's not that cold, they say 20 below with wind chills the last few >> days, but I wonder if the last PO put in the right weight of oil in the >> tranny. Is this normal for these rigs? I've never noticed such a change in >> any vehicle I've driven before except when it hits something like 30 below >> or more. >> |
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