turquoise gear oil?

[red90mk3]

When I drained my w58 this is what came out. Does anyone have any idea what brand this could be? Just curious to what the previous owner used in this gearbox.

 

[sneakypete]

wow.... looks like someone poured some paint into your tranny. lol

 

[SupraMario]

WOW, it looks like they mixed it with a ton of different companies.

 

[Canuckrz]

wow.... looks like someone poured some paint into your tranny. lol

+1

That stuff looks messed up :aigo:

 

[Justin727]

i believe redline tranny fluid!

 

[SupaMan]

nope redline comes out golden tanish. just did it last week.

 

[Justin727]

It's some sythetic I know for sure. Drained my buddies R154 came out with the same color fluid. Whatever it was the damn thing shifted like a dream.


EDIT: It is infact redline. I knew it was redline but it's been so long since we last did it.

http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=1685

 

[Tire Shredder]

amsoil series 2000 synthetic gear lube was a pretty deep green. That's what it could be. But it looks unusually bright....maybe it's due to the camera flash? I used it in my tranny and diff....great stuff. It was their top of the line gear lube for many years. It's since been replaced by their "severe gear" line up.

 

[Justin727]

true but it looks awfully close to the redline we used in the R154

 

[Tire Shredder]

cool! somebody has been taking care of your car!

 

[tissimo]

Im pretty sure redline has a weird color like that. I think its one of the shockproof flavors?

 

[sneakypete]

i just put redline in my tranny and diff and it was similar to the color of motor oil
-pete

 

[Justin727]

the shockproof version has 3 colors iirc and thats one of them, the blueish color..


You probably used MT90 correct? if so then thats why the color is different pete.

 

[zombie]

redline lightweight shockproof

 

[sneakypete]

the shockproof version has 3 colors iirc and thats one of them, the blueish color..


You probably used MT90 correct? if so then thats why the color is different pete.

oh i see. i used the mt90. whats the difference with the shockproof version?
-pete

 

[tissimo]

whats the difference with the shockproof version?
-pete

jdm seceret sauce.

 

[SupaMan]

EDIT: It is infact redline. I knew it was redline but it's been so long since we last did it.

http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=1685

My bad when somebody says redline i automatically think MT90.

 

[red90mk3]

Thank you all for your responses.

 

[Halsupramk3]

yea i just put this in my r154. lightweight shockproof. I used super lightweight and it was a red pickish color. I was suprised with this color of the oil. It is thicker than the super light weight so i am hoping it will stick to parts better. i have driven it some and it seems to shift very good. I have not done many hard pulls yet tho to know for sure. I do think as of now i will like it better than the thinner superlight weight oils.

 

[Mk3turbo_newb]

Are both the Amsoil and RedLine oils good and preferable amongst good Mk3 owners??
I'm trying to find out which one I'm going to be sticking with from now on.