What tranny fluid instead of Redline MTL?

[rocco16v at netzero.net (L F)]

The 10 second dude also changes his lube every week....
:)

Larry
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joe Doty 
  To: treed2@u.washington.edu ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 10:43 AM
  Subject: RE: What tranny fluid instead of Redline MTL?


  Personally, I use good ol' Valvoline gear oil straight from Kragen.  The
  dude with the 10 second mk1 uses it, so it's good enough for me.

  Joe

  -----Original Message-----
  From: treed2@u.washington.edu [mailto:treed2@u.washington.edu] 
  Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 10:44 PM
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
  Subject: What tranny fluid instead of Redline MTL?

  Okay, so I ordered my clutch parts from Mark @ AAB a couple days ago and
  tonight I picked up a 4K tranny that appears to be in pretty good shape.
  I'm going to be putting all new seals in it before it goes in, but I'm
  still waiting for them to arrive.

  What I should be using for tranny lube?

  I've had Redline MTL in my AGB for the past 15,000 miles or so and I
  liked
  the improvement in shifting but I can't shake the feeling that its bad
  for
  the transmission. I'm pretty easy on my tranny but the last time or two
  that I've drained and refilled the tranny fluid there have been some
  fine
  metal shavings, etc. in there mixed in with the red-pink froth of the
  redline and it just looks bad for some reason. I think my tranny is on
  its
  way out anyway (which is why I'm replacing it) but I wonder if the
  redline
  had anything to do with it.

  I also remember hearing some bad things about what it does to the
  tranny's
  insides, but I can't think of what they were.

  Somebody here recommended Amsoil (?) synthetic a while ago, and said it
  was a lot better.

  Haha, I feel stupid; I've been away from cars for too long and now I
  can't
  remember things clearly enough to make complete, logical sentences.

  Any advice would be appreciated!

  -Toby


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