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motul gear oil works pretty good in my 915!
Since I've owned my 85 it has used m1 gear oil (synthetic) 75-90. It was in the 915 when I got it and shifted ok so I didn't bother to change oil type... after reading all the praise and opinions and drinking the B.A .cool-aid, I decided try swepco.(201) cold shifting was slightly worse. however, when hot, shifting was worse than with the m1, much more resistance in 1st - 2nd and 2nd to 3rd. I lived with it for a few months, got fed up and decided its time for a change. after lots of reading and more opinions on oil than you could shake a stick at, I chose to try motylgear 75-90 (synth blend) api gl4 & gl5 spec. petroleum base with "synth pkg" from what I have gathered. I dumped out the "inferior" (imo) blue stuff and filled er' up. I can tell you the car has never shifted as good! Still has the 915 personality, (no oil will change that) but shifts are a lot smoother and easier, especially 1-2 & 3-4
I guess technology does march on and actually improve on the impossible?
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Motul? They make great Oil for my Motorcycle but it is not cheap! How much a Quart?
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how many quarts did you need?
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need about 3.3 qts so ya gotta buy 4.. $15/qt (cdn) I was lucky to have a local shop that not only sells it, but at a lower cost than others..
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Whiterock!
What shop did you buy it from? Need to do my 79SC
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I'd like to know which shop too, first one that came to mind when you mentioned Motul was Driver's Edge.
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Any update on how the Motul Gear Oil is doing in your car?
Thanks
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Whatever you use....just make sure the lube is GL-5 rated.
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