Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!amdahl!dss00 From: dss00@amdahl.UUCP (Deepak S. Sabnis) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Motor oil in the transmission? Message-ID: <712@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 17:22:59 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.712 Posted: Mon Dec 10 17:22:59 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 12-Dec-84 05:56:45 EST References: <155@decwrl.UUCP> <708@amdahl.UUCP> Organization: Amdahl Corp, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 16 According to Chilton's Easy Car Care, manual transmissions are lubricated by motor oil or gear oil (a heavier cousin of petroleum based oils). It varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. Chilton's book reccomends looking up owner's manual to make sure. The automatic transmissions on the hand need special stuff called automatic transmission fluid (ATF) which also comes in more than one variety. -- Deepak S. Sabnis ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,nsc}!amdahl!dss00 (408) 746-6058 **Being IMMORAL is about as close as you can get to being IMMORTAL** (Opinions expressed above are strictly my own :-| )