Trans fluid
what is it with this generation? search and read - this topic has been done to death in the RA sections
Hey, don't mind trying to help, but first get a bit educated by reading the past discussions... just seems like we have to start every topic from scratch again and again.
Hey, don't mind trying to help, but first get a bit educated by reading the past discussions... just seems like we have to start every topic from scratch again and again.
Last edited by RalliartN; Jan 21, 2014 at 06:40 PM.
Saw a thread you commented in. You state synchromesh or MTL.... Have you mixed MTL with MT-90 before? Does it perform as well as it does in dsms? How many quarts does this trans take anyhow? The search function looking per sub category comes up with nothing when I use "fluid" as a keyword in lancer general or drivetrain sub forum....
what is it with this generation? search and read - this topic has been done to death in the RA sections
Hey, don't mind trying to help, but first get a bit educated by reading the past discussions... just seems like we have to start every topic from scratch again and again.
Hey, don't mind trying to help, but first get a bit educated by reading the past discussions... just seems like we have to start every topic from scratch again and again.
On the dsms I used a qt of MT-90 then a qt of MTL and top off with MT-90. Transfer cases and rear dif would be Heavy shockproof.
no t-case or rear diff here, lol...that ratio is pretty close to 1:1, as the trans will take 2.3 qt, so it's almost like running MT-85 anyways (was made by redline so 50/50 mixing of MTL and MT-90 is no longer necessary)...you live in a warmer climate so it should be ok, up here, even MT-85 feels like the tranmission is full of ice cream at -20 celcius 
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amsoil manual transmission fluid is OK...I use nothing but amsoil in the engine, but had better results with redline in the transmission...never tried synchro shift II, but it's like $10 more a quart than the redline.
Last edited by CrAnSwIcK; Jan 24, 2014 at 04:06 PM.
MT-90 (75w90) is a lot thicker than synchroshift II. MT-90 is better suited for racing, where oil temperatures would be higher, as it takes some warming up to perform well, that's why in the past people mixed MT-90 with MTL, to get the "85 viscosity" as a happy medium for casual track, and daily street driving. Now redline sells MT-85 in its own bottle. BG synchroshift II is 75w80, the same viscosity rating as redline MTL...so you would likely be just as happy with redline MTL.
Last edited by CrAnSwIcK; Jan 24, 2014 at 05:31 PM.
MT-90 (75w90) is a lot thicker than synchroshift II. MT-90 is better suited for racing, where oil temperatures would be higher, as it takes some warming up to perform well, that's why in the past people mixed MT-90 with MTL, to get the "85 viscosity" as a happy medium for casual track, and daily street driving. Now redline sells MT-85 in its own bottle. BG synchroshift II is 75w80, the same viscosity rating as redline MTL...so you would likely be just as happy with redline MTL.
I want to try the BG myself, but I wanted to try the MT-85 first after great success with MTL...though I track the car occasionally, I still may go back to a thinner oil, I'm not changing transmission oil with the seasons, and the MT-85 is just a tad thick when the temperature drops below zero.