[Healeys] Transmission troubles

[Randy Hicks]

Read the specs off the Redline site.

http://www.redlineoil.com/pdf/6.pdf

Randy

Randy Hicks
'56 100M
'62 BN7 MkII
'65 BJ8
'53 MGTD
Healey100M at gmail.com






On Jul 28, 2009, at 3:15 PM, Michael Hartfield wrote:

> Does than mean my using Redline MT-90 in my Healey would be the  
> wrong oil?
>
>
> David Nockhealeydoc at sbcglobal.net
>
>> The Red Line Gear oils are several different ones
>>
>> Red Line MTL is a 75/80 gear oil.  This is designed for a manual
>> transmission that requires 30 wt oils.
>>
>> Red Line 90wt gear oils are designed for transmissions and rear axle
>> units that require a 90 wt gear oil, This will also vary if you have
>> a limit slip rear axle.
>>
>> Also gear oils do not have the same viscocity ratings as engine oils
>> so a 75/80 gear oil is the same as a 30 wt engine oil. The British
>> transmissions that did not have a syncro  first gear did  not use a
>> 90wt gear oil that all required a 30wt non detergent engine oil.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> David Nock
>> British Car Specialists
>> Stockton Ca 95205
>> 209-948-8767
>>
>> www.britishcarspecialists.com
>> ..
>> ..
>>
>> On Jul 28, 2009, at 10:21 AM, writeian at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> I made a mistake reporting the fluid-oil my friend had used in the
>>> gearbox of his '60 BN7 who experienced a gearbox failure requiring
>>> replacement.? He had been using Redline 75W90NS whether that is the
>>> MT or MTL fluid-oil.
>>>
>>> I use?SAE 30 non-detergent oil in my '60 3000 gearbox and its
>>> overdrive and will probably not ever use anything else, period.
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