What tranny fluid instead of Redline MTL? - SWEPCO !

[treed2 at u.washington.edu (T. Reed)]

Ohh yeah, I remember reading that. It wasn't Amsoil, it was Swepco!

Now where can I get some of this stuff?? :)

-Toby

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003, Antaki wrote:

> Toby,
>
> I wrote this list a while back about Redline vs. Swepco, a non-synthetic
> dino family of lubricants.
> My story is that while visiting S-Car-Go Porsche racing
> (http://www.scargoracing.com/) I had a chance to talk with the owner
> about lubricants.
>
> He was tearing a Porsche transaxle apart, and I had noticed that the
> shop stocked only Swepco lubricants, so I asked him about that...
> He explained that only Swepco provided adequate lubrication for their
> engines, trannies, etc. Seeing as they build some awsome mighty powerful
> and expensive racing cars, I believe this is not a matter of money, but
> of their belief in Swepco products.
>
> "What about Redline", I asked. He used the trans that he was tearing
> apart as a perfect example of how Redline separates into a chalky,
> pinkish residue on many of the surfaces, and the liquid was a rather
> thin mixture of different viscosities.
> Even I, master mechanic that I ain't, could see how the trans was NOT
> being protected by this stuff.
>
> Conclusion: Although I'm currently running Redline, at change time, I
> will switch to Swepco. When my Vanagon Syncro transaxle was rebuilt, I
> asked for Swepco. Normally, the rebuilder specifies Redline, but had no
> problem with my desire for Swepco in this very expensive ($3000)
> transaxle. And I have no problem paying extra for what I believe is
> probably the best lubrication I can buy for it.
>
> Just my .02Wt
>
> Ron
> '88 Scirocco 16V 2.0L - Buzzbomb
> '86 SyncroWesty - Quadrat
> '88 Wolfie - Bluberry
> '02 Passat Wagon 1.8T
> '03 Straightjacket - size XL
>