Re: Red Line Gear Oil Recommendation
Clancy,
I used amsoil when I replaced mine. I just ordered it and had it shipped to my house. Even where I live and having my car parked in the garage I can feel the "thickness" for about the first couple of miles. This what I got:
https://www.amsoil.com/storefront/mtg.aspx
I like it, and I did notice a difference in the smoothness of the shift compared to the old.
John
Last edited by johneliot (2007-12-07 12:45:53)
John
"We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give."
Sir Winston Churchill
"We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give."
Sir Winston Churchill
Re: Red Line Gear Oil Recommendation
John:
Thanks. I guess I never thought of ordering directly from the manufacturer......duh(!). Can I ask what your shipping costs were?
Clancy
Re: Red Line Gear Oil Recommendation
I only use Amsoil now, the 75w90 SVG to be exact. https://www.amsoil.com/storefront/Searc … goryID=235
I did back to back to back to back tests over the lifes of two transaxles between Amsoil and Redline. Each time I put the Redline in, a new noise developed within 1k miles. My most recent box was torn down at 45k miles for a few cracked teeth on my pinion gear, but everything else in there looked as good as it did on day one. We just swapped the R&P and threw everything else back in. My builder thinks I could pull some SERIOUS life out of this box if I just stop breaking parts, but that has nothing to do with the oil I run. --Ryan
Re: Red Line Gear Oil Recommendation
Clancy,
Go to any NAPA store and you can get full synthetic Valvoline 75/90. It's good stuff, I have it in my 63 bug transaxle and it shifts silky smooth hot or cold.
Pete
Re: Red Line Gear Oil Recommendation
For a gallon it cost $7.95 to get it to my door. The website says that their synthetic lasts twice as long as the non-synthetic, so the eight bucks to ship is a good deal. I used the 80w-90.
John
John
"We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give."
Sir Winston Churchill
"We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give."
Sir Winston Churchill
Re: Red Line Gear Oil Recommendation
I have MT90 in my 2000 Mexi and Amsoil in my wife's 2001 Mexi. Very little difference in feel. I have over 50K now on mine, and 16K on hers. For stock daily driving either is a good choice.
I do buy Amsoil off the website, and pay the subscription fee to be a "preferred customer" and buy at deler prices. I also run their 5W40 European Car Formula in all my cars (including the aircooleds), and their 0W30 in my kids' (non VW) cars. So I buy a few cases a year. I also use their synthetic media oil filters. The cost is reasonable with the discount and the long life. (My Mexis have spin-on filters - change once a year.)
Last edited by TomB (2007-12-07 20:15:57)
Re: Red Line Gear Oil Recommendation
Here's the Report: I finally opted for the Red Line MT-90 synthetic gear oil. Based upon my research and your input, it really was a toss up between the Amsoil and the Red Line but since I had the Redline available about a block and a half away, that's what I settled on. I hadn't realized just how light ("un-thick") the synthetic was. In years past, I always sat the dino-based gear oil in a hot water bath for several hours just to be able to pump it easily into the transaxle.....with the synthetic this wasn't necessary. I am glad that I did it this weekend since we are now experiencing temperatures in the single digits and in the past that would have meant for a very sluggish shift operation and a lot of groans and growls from the tranny for the first half dozen miles. It is now easy to shift and makes none of the usual sounds. Since I drive very conservatively (no hard shifting, etc.) synthetic might almost be considered by some to be unnecessary, but I sure like the way it seems to 'baby' my transmission.
Thanks, again, to all of you who shared your suggestions with me.
Clancy
Re: Red Line Gear Oil Recommendation
Clancy,
Thanks for the follow-up report after changing the tranny fluid.
Being able to shift smoothly initially on a cold morning has got to be nice...especially if your going up a steep hill while shifting from 1st to 2nd...and not wanting to loose too much speed/momentum while having to deal with a stiff shifting cold tranny.
I wonder how the synthetic stuff feels/shifts in the Summer.
- Nick
1979 Super Beetle Convertible