Re: SD A555 Lubrication??

2007-08-30 Thread ~RoB~
-- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:18:13 -0500 (CDT) From: Russ W. Knize [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SD A555 Lubrication?? It isn't the fact that you need a real synthetic in a trans, the thing doesn't get hot enough folks. I

Re: SD A555 Lubrication??

2007-08-23 Thread TwoShelbys4Me
In a message dated 8/22/2007 3:51:23 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: but since M1 is no longer a true synthetic anyway, it probably doesn't matter So who makes a 100% synthetic oil? When did Mobile 1 change? Steve ** Get a sneak

Re: SD A555 Lubrication??

2007-08-23 Thread Russ W. Knize
A few years ago they announced a new formula and raised the price. The story is that when they lost the lawsuit against Castrol for labelling an oil that uses group III base a synthetic, Mobil 1 switched from a group IV base down to a group III as well. I still have some old stock of M1, but

Re: SD A555 Lubrication??

2007-08-23 Thread eric
The only synthetic i'll use is RedLine. 20k service limit for oils and 100k+ for gear lubes eric Russ W. Knize [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A few years ago they announced a new formula and raised the price. The story is that when they lost the lawsuit against Castrol for labelling an oil that uses

Re: SD A555 Lubrication??

2007-08-23 Thread Rich Bryant
) From: eric [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SD A555 Lubrication?? The only synthetic i'll use is RedLine. 20k service limit for oils and 100k+ for gear lubes eric Russ W. Knize [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A few years ago they announced a new formula and raised the price. The story

Re: SD A555 Lubrication??

2007-08-23 Thread Paul T. Standaert
5w30 conventional valvoline engine oil has given me the best performance in the 523/543/568 transmissions. One thing I noted is that if you have old fluid in your transmission (many turbododge people probably have ORIGINAL fluid!) try changing it. It does make a difference. Funny how I read old

Re: SD A555 Lubrication??

2007-08-22 Thread Russ W. Knize
This is an area of some debate, but the general consensus is to stick with 5w-30 dino juice or Redline MTL. M1 caused slightly reduced shifting performance for me, but since M1 is no longer a true synthetic anyway, it probably doesn't matter. Russ Chris VanKauwenberg wrote: The car is an 88'