Date:         Thu, 6 Aug 2009 13:54:01 -0400
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Subject:      Re: 20W50 Castorl Engine Oil
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At 01:28 PM 8/6/2009, David Clarkson wrote...
>Some older Hondas used motor oil in their? manual transmissions.

Those transmissions weren't moving 4000 lb vehicles, had multiplate wet
clutches (hence the oil), and were designed and spec'd by the
manufacturer to use motor oil.

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