[Healeys] Gearbox oil

[I Erbs]

It most likely does not drip because its empty :)
Yes to non-detergent oil in a transmission. Never heard of using
multi-weight in a tranny

Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
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On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 9:37 AM, Richard Kahn <tahoehealey at hotmail.com>
wrote:

>
> Check the prices on Ebay. Sometimes they have good deals on Redline.
> I'm not sure what all the fuss is about how much to put in. My dip stick
> has a high and low mark. I just fill to the high mark. Am I missing
> something?
> Also I don't think the gear box will get hot enough to cause much
> expansion. Multi grade oils are most efficient when engines are heating up
> from cold (needing the lower weight) to hot when lower weight oil will be
> to thin. Most multi grades have detergent which will foam with agitation
> and keep debris in suspension as apposed to allowing it to drown out of
> harms way. This debris is an abrasive which causes gear wear. This being
> from lecture notes taken 30 years ago and oils may have changed.
> Rich Kahn
> ------------------------------
> From: simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 13:16:47 +0100
> Subject: [Healeys] Gearbox oil
>
> Thanks for all the advice.
>
> Seems like I’ll go for somewhere a bit below the filler plug, but
> otherwise the more the merrier.
>
> Curiously, my gearbox doesn’t drip. Maybe it’s a Toyota and I just never
> noticed!
>
> Redline costs a fortune over here. Too much.
>
> Simon
>
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