Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hpda!fortune!amdcad!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-jon!moroney From: moroney@jon.DEC Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Motor oil in the transmission? Message-ID: <155@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Thu, 6-Dec-84 09:41:37 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.155 Posted: Thu Dec 6 09:41:37 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 9-Dec-84 03:33:29 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 16 >At 50k miles I did the regular tune up stuff. Being a fanatic about >lubrication, I put in long drain oil. I also put this in the tranny. ................ > The slippery stuff is >wonderful for your engine. Just keep it out of the transmission! Huh? I thought you were only supposed to put transmission fluid in transmissions. Is motor oil (the non-slippery stuff) REALLY OK for transmissions? What about automatic transmission? If it is OK, I could have used this information a while ago, I had a beater which got about 150 miles/quart of TRANSMISSION fluid. (!) I could have used el cheapo motor oil? The transmission worked fine (until it ran low on fluid) it just leaked. (The car is currently getting another one) "There's a madness to my method" Mike Moroney ..!decvax!decwrl!rhea!jon!moroney