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    Gearbox whine solution?

    Yes, manual transmission. As per the opening post, I am using the specified oil from the manufacturer of the gearbox, I've always used that and it has always given best results on all the close ratio boxes. All these boxes whine a little from day 1, I know because I learned to drive in the exact...
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    Gearbox whine solution?

    Yes, I don't really see any problems in the thickening effect of the lithium soap of the CV joint grease. It isn't exactly hot weather here and it shifts just buttery smooth... And as there are tons of moly additives that people rave about I suppose that is safe for the gearbox as well? I sure...
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    Gearbox whine solution?

    No, it is a ZF box with angled cut gears: This is not my actual gearbox, but same type. And if anybody wonders, yes I have removed the seals from the bearings as they are inside the gearbox and need the oil. Some problems in the past were reported due to people forgetting this and the...
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    Gearbox whine solution?

    I have four gearboxes that have different ratios and the one I love the most has a 2nd and 3rd gear whine. Recently I've replaced all the main bearings, seals and have measured the synchros, inspected all the internals and all the gears measure and look good. The oil I am using is what the...
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    Getting rid of TSL

    Cheers guys! Then I have done exactly the right thing gladly. Just bought some cheap, but sufficient oil and ran two cycles of warming up, draining, refill. The right oil is in there again now with an original oil filter...
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    Getting rid of TSL

    Hi I am new here and found this website because I have done something really stupid. I have put some Tri Star Lube in my engine (two litre 16 valve C20XE engine) because of ticking tappets. It's done about 165000 kilometers, so just about 100K miles. It's a common problem with these engines so I...
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