[DeTomaso] gear oils

[Thomas Tornblom]

Mercedes Benz used ATF in their manuals already in the early 70:s.

Thomas

MikeLDrew at aol.com skrev:
> In a message dated 8/5/08 15 04 10, JDeRyke at aol.com writes:
> 
> 
>> I am now convinced that GM cannot set
>> up a posi differential; and the next new car I buy will NOT be a GM.
>>
> 
> Your experiences speak about poor engineering practices at GM, not about 
> running ATF in a gearbox that's been properly designed for it.
> 
> Ford's T5 five-speed and T56 are designed for ATF and will NOT work with 
> conventional gear oil, period dot.   Several friends tried it, and it was 
> literally impossible to shift properly.
> 
> Similarly, running ATF in an older gearbox designed for heavy gear oil may 
> reduce it to scrap in short order--as you found out.
> 
> Mike
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