[TR] Manual gearbox - changing oil type

Geo Hahn ahwahneetr at gmail.com
Mon Jun 5 17:35:53 MDT 2017


I also just did a drain & refill when going from 30W non-d to MT90.
Draining from the gearbox plug and the big OD plug of course.

With an OD I think you will want to recheck the level after you have driven
the vehicle as it may need topping up.

Geo

On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com>
wrote:

> So, as a corollary to the gearbox oil discussion, suppose a Triumph
> owner - let's call him "X" - decided to switch from 30 weight
> non-detergent oil to Redline MT-90 in his 1975 TR6 with J-type
> overdrive.  How much of the old oil needs to be flushed out, and how
> would Mr. X go about making the swap painlessly?
>
> Jeff X
> Corrosion Acres, Ga.
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