[DeTomaso] gear oils

[gudmund frøland]

What cind of ATF is it that are used.I remember erlier a frend off mine put the wrong kind in a FMX and shortly later the transmision stopped working.As i recal it was the brake band who was burned?
     Gudmund 


--- Den ons 2008-08-06 skrev Thomas Tornblom <Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se>:

> Fra: Thomas Tornblom <Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se>
> Emne: Re: [DeTomaso] gear oils
> Til: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Kopi: JDeRyke at aol.com, detomaso at realbig.com
> Dato: Onsdag 6. august 2008 16.11
> 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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> >
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