Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site aluxe.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!aluxe!2141smh From: 2141smh@aluxe.UUCP (henning) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Motor oil & ATF in the transmission? Message-ID: <555@aluxe.UUCP> Date: Sun, 9-Dec-84 20:58:52 EST Article-I.D.: aluxe.555 Posted: Sun Dec 9 20:58:52 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 12-Dec-84 04:32:49 EST References: <155@decwrl.UUCP>, <353@amdcad.UUCP> <752@watdcsu.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Allentown, PA Lines: 15 **** **** From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA aluxe!2141smh > You must be talking about ATF (Automatic Transmission Fluid). As > As those of us who have worked on manual-trans cars know, REAL > transmissions use oil. However, the transmission oil should normally > be considerably heavier grade than the standard motor oil. (Which is > why it's sort of hard to shift when you start the car on a cold winter > morning...) I had a 1964 Austin Healey Sprite transmission linkage freeze up on a very hot day after driving a long distance at high speeds. I thought I had serious problems and stopped at the closest garage. IA mechanic opened up the top of the transmission and added STP oil treatment and ATF to this 4-speed stick shift. It worked great after that.