I was just curious what everyone is using. What are the prefered kinds? Thnaks
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84 ITB GTI
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I was just curious what everyone is using. What are the prefered kinds? Thnaks
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84 ITB GTI
RedLine MTL. Been using it for years without ANY failures.
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Tim Linerud
San Francisco Region SCCA
#95 GP Wabbit (Bent)
http://linerud.myvnc.com/racing/index.html
I have been using MTL also but have switched to the factory VW/Audi Syn gear oil with no failures. Shifts better IMO...
Redline MTL, as recommended by BSI
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MARRS #25 ITB Rabbit GTI (sold) | MARRS #25 HProd Rabbit
SCCA 279608
Bel-Ray gear saver. the secret is out!
brian m
Bel-Ray gear saver. the secret is out!
brian m
I use the Redline MTL as well, with no failures ever. Those who are particularly hard on transaxles, however, might benefit from Redline's MT-90, for example, which has more "cushion" in exchange for slightly more friction.
Oh, I've used the Redline MTL with open, Quaife, locked, and VWMS diffs without a problem, although SRS does recommend something thicker (perhaps even non-synthetic) for the VWMS clutch-type LSD. I tried the MT-90 for a short time, but didn't like the feel as much.
[This message has been edited by Eric Parham (edited April 08, 2004).]
Plain old dinosaur oil. 10-30. Used it in the Rabbit (rusted out, no gearbox problems ever, except for some problems related to the welded diff...not lubrication problems), the Scirocco (bought and sold it twice, no gearbox problems ever, it now lives on in Florida with a continuing record of no gearbox problems), Golf #1 (crashed it, never had a gearbox problem) and current Golf #2 (enduro & sprint car, no gearbox problems ever).