[Healeys] trans oil

[Oudesluys]

There should be no problem using 20w50 engine oil. Several car 
manufacturers specify it for there gearbox and or O/D gearbox i.e. 
Sunbeam, Jensen Healey.
Changing oil on a regular basis in manual gearboxes is paramount as you 
will always have some swarf from the synchro's and the occasional 
grinding the gears in reverse.
I still do not understand the present practice in new cars never to 
change the gearbox oil, often there is not even a drain plug present.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL

Mark LaPierre wrote:
> Is anyone running 20/50 engine oil in their tranys any more?   Any 
> noticeable, serious problems here if
> the oil is changed every 2 to 3 years?   Sorry to rehash, but there 
> has been a lot of hashen going on lately,
> so what the heck.  )
>
> Mark