tranny lube

[Tut]

What do folks recommend for tranny lube for an '87 Carrera. Wayne's book suggests synthetics for G50s. I'm partial to Mobil 1 products.

Thoughts?

[emcon5]

[Weaver]

NO Swepco for the G50 box.

Mobil 1 75/90. Do a search, there will be about 200 threads pointing out the fact that Mobil 1 or Redline should be used in the G50 box.

[randywebb]

Right. And what is implied by Weaver, but not stated, is that the '87 does have the G50. Use the Swepco 201 in the 915 and earlier tranny's - they use the Porsche synchros, whereas the G50 uses Borg-Warner synchros.

[jmarenas]

Nice and smooth in the g 50 also decent when ice cold. 75-90 w

[damian911]

excuse my ignorance but i thought the engine oil was the tranny oil?? or we talking about gear shifter oil??

[ChrisBennet]

Originally posted by damian911
excuse my ignorance but i thought the engine oil was the tranny oil?? or we talking about gear shifter oil??

Each has it's own oil.
-Chris

[randywebb]

very bad to mix them up!

and no oil is in the gera shifter -- except a little film on moving parts, and some grease in the ball cup