Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihopb.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!dual!qantel!ihnp4!ihopb!spear From: spear@ihopb.UUCP (Steven Spearman) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Synthetic Oils in a Manual Transmission Message-ID: <704@ihopb.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 19:35:51 EDT Article-I.D.: ihopb.704 Posted: Wed Aug 7 19:35:51 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 02:29:54 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 13 Well, it is about time to replace the manual transmission fluid in my 84 Honda Civic, and lo and behold the transmission fluid in this car is supposed to be 10w-30 or 10w-40 engine oil. Now I have gotten to thinking, since I am using Mobil-1 in the engine and am very impressed with it, why not put it in the transmission too? I seem to recall this being discussed before, but I'm not sure. Any reason why you would not want a more-than-normally slippery oil in a manual transmission? If you would be so kind as to mail responses to me, I'll summarize. Thanks IA Steve Spearman ihnp4!ihopb!spear