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Re: Red Line MTL/No Drain Plug Posted by Larry West [Email] (#1140) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Larry West) on Sun, 15 May 2011 17:09:10 In Reply to: Red Line MTL/No Drain Plug, Philip Schall, Sat, 14 May 2011 10:13:44 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I owned a 1990 900 base with 5-speed, and it never had the transmission fluid changed over 19 years and 300,000 plus miles. And it was the best-shifting 5-speed I've ever owned. And it still is, as the 5-speed lives on in a friend's car, though I don't know if his mechanic changed the fluid.
If it were me, and I wanted to be cautious, I'd drain it and re-fill with 10W30 NON-synthetic motor oil.
It's too bad we can't get the grade & spec of gear oil in the US that was the original fill. I had a gearbox rebuilt with that fluid, and after that experience, it's my preferred fill, far and away over MTL.
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