[TR] OD Oil

[Bud Rolofson]

Listerati,
Years ago (1997) when I first joined the list many recommended Valvoline VR1 50 wt racing oil for my TR6 A-type OD. I've used it for the last  21 years with no problems and have driven many many miles ( hot and cold) across the country. 
Oh and I'm a OD slammer not a clutcher just like the Laycock manual says it was designed to do, "provide instantaneous shift".

Bud


Sent from my Commodore 64

> On Jun 20, 2018, at 1:53 PM, Paul Tegler <ptegler at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> ...wasn't going to bother with this topic again but it's back...so I'll simply recount a shot tale of two o/ds.
> 
> group Looong yearly road trip. One guy on his third o/d rebuild by the same noted vendor.
> round one loose, then bad solenoid.... we'd thought was his drop out issue.
> Post rebuild #2 (on unit 2... under warranty) more dead o/d tranny issues....lots of trouble shooting.
> 
> Finally drained the builder req and supplied 30wt and put in the oem spec'ed Hypoy 90wt
> 8k+ miles now without a hiccup. 
> further (and sorry Triumph people) my MG BGT Laycock De' Normanville 'H=type' o/d spec was 30wt nd.
> � 167K+ I've put on it without issue.� All my Triumphs use 90wt gear oil. Have never had an o/d I put together
> ever give me an issue.... hmmmm.... guessing around 250K miles cumulative now over the last 25 years
> 
> moral:�� Stick to the oem suggested oil types.
> 
> ptegler
> 
>> On 6/19/2018 9:27 PM, Randall wrote:
>>> Is the answer that, since John Esposito put it in, ...that 
>>> NAPA 30 wt non-detergent is okay? ...Or should I just stay 
>>> with Mt-90 as all recommend here and use the 3 quarts of NAPA 
>>> 30 in the lawn mower?I Sorry to be so dense!!!!
>> We're talking opinions here.  Mine is that MT-90 is much better than ND 30.
>> 
>> The OD doesn't care so much, it should work fine on either one, but the
>> MT-90 will make the main gearbox both perform better and last longer.
>> 
>> And it meets the manufacturer's requirements.  ND 30 does not.
>> 
>> -- Randall 
>> 56 TR3 TS13571L once and future daily driver
>> 71 Stag LE1473 - awaiting engine rebuild
>> 71-2-3 Stag - awaiting gearbox rebuild 
>> 
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