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Anyone use Valvoline Synthetic Gear Oil?
OK, I've decided to go with a gear oil change to synthetic in hopes that it will improve cold shifting. PO records indicate last gear oil change was 35,000 miles ago with 80W-90 dino.
Can't find Mobil 1 or Red Line on the shelves locally, but NAPA carries Valvoline 75W-90. Anyone have any experience with Valvoline? Can't imagine there would be that much difference between these brands but this is why I ask. Thanks!
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12-15-2006, 04:35 PM
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I would like to know the same thing.
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I have used it in my 87 G50 with good results. I put it in three years ago which was about 15K miles ago. I just changed it again this fall and there was much less fuzz on the magnetic plug than I had seen with my initial change, but I don't know how many miles that was.
I can't really give you a comparison on the cold because I have run this stuff in my tranny since I got it 4 years ago. But I have run it into December in NH and never had trouble shifting gears. Hope this helps.
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12-15-2006, 05:55 PM
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FYI, here's the factory fill....
http://www.lufteknic.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=Mobil75-90SHC&Category_Code=lubricants
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Two thumbs up for Mobilube 75W-90 SHC gear lube from lufteknic.com.
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I used Mobil One synthetic gear lube and would not hesitate to use Valvolene Synthetic for a moment. the quality is so close that you would need to do a side by side study to see if there is any difference in wear. JMHO
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12-15-2006, 08:40 PM
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Thanks! I picked some up today and will prob do the change next weekend. Will report back on cold shift impact. Currently on really cold AM's I often cannot get into 1st, 2nd or Rev. I have to initally it into 3rd and once I do I can then get into 1st or Rev to get moving. Once I get warmed up it shifts perfectly.
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