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!ems From: ems@amdahl.UUCP (E. Michael Smith) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Motor oil in the transmission? Message-ID: <708@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 13:38:48 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.708 Posted: Mon Dec 10 13:38:48 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 12-Dec-84 05:56:15 EST References: <155@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Amdahl Corp, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 17 > >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? I can only speak for HONDA manual transmissions. They take motor oil. I would guess that engine oil would demolish an automatic ... -- E. Michael Smith ...!{hplabs,ihnp4,amd,nsc}!amdahl!ems No one would dare claim these opinions.