I would have to agree on some of the synthetics that have a lower
viscosity than is recommended I tried ATF and a few other things but
found that BG Syncro Shift works very well. I used it in a ver 1
tranny and now have it in a ver 2. A friend that has a problem with
depressing the clutch completly because of an injury in a accident was
going through syncros and transmissions on a regular basis until he
found this and recommended it to me. A bit pricy though about $100.00
a fill.
AL
--- In BC-BFLegacyWorks@y..., "Rex Sheldon" <rexsheldon@h...> wrote:
> I would not recommend it. I changed my 5-speed transmission over to
AMSOIL
> gear lubricant about five years ago, and have not been impressed.
It is
> true the transmission was easier to shift, and the oil did not get
as thick
> as standard gear oil on those -20 degree mornings in Idaho. But I
also
> began to experience gear clash since the oil was too light for
proper
> synchronizer operation, particularly after long, high-speed runs on
the
> Interstates. I ended up adding a can of viscosity index improver,
like
> Motor Honey or STP, to increase the viscosity of the lubricant.
That did
> help with gear clash, but I suspect my synchos wore at a faster rate
than
> otherwise.
>
> In any case, before switching to a synthetic, I would look for
independent
> verfication of the manufacturers claims. AMSOIL reps claim their
product
> has been tested, but on closer inspection it appears they were
tested at
> in-house laboratories.
>
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: moyama99@h...
> Reply-To: BC-BFLegacyWorks@y...
> To: BC-BFLegacyWorks@y...
>
> I plan on changing the tranny fluid in my legacy wgn...would like to
> try out a synthetic. what do you folks recommend?
>
> info:
> -1991 AWD legacy wgn
> -5 speed manual trans
> -daily driver, no autoX or track time
>
>
>
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