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Originally Posted By: eljefino Watch amazon for deals on mag1. Never heard of it. Originally Posted By: mongo161 IMO...You could also try blending some oil in the same family. That would also help you to get 1 predominant oil for use....in both vehicles. Meh... I've just read today that...

Originally Posted By: Astro14 Corolla and a Volvo, eh? Clearly a wise and thoughtful car buyer... Originally Posted By: Astro14 Quality 5w30 or 0w30 would fit both cars well...choose one that is locally available, one that you can get at a good price, Pennzoil Platinum ($23/jug at Walmart)...

Here's the deal.... - Two cars ('97 Volvo 850, 2.4L, non-turbo && 2008 Toyota Corolla, 1.8L) - Temps (Will have gotten down to 32 deg F just four days this winter, but pretty much stays in high 90s for half the year) - Want full synthetic - Know somebody who deals Amsoil and can sell it to me...

Soo.... Dielectric grease is the "best", then??? Think I'll go pick some up!

Yes, there is a chemical reaction, of course. What it is, exactly... I do not know. I think there are various EP additives (sulfate, phosphate, borate), and I also think the first two are the worst if you want a happy GL-4 gearbox. People say that the dual-rated GL-4/GL-5 stuff is OK... but...

A "problem with running 'synthetics'" is a rather blanket statement. First of all, what type of problem were they having? Was it a financial, "expense", problem?? Businesses are in the business of making profit and nothing comes before this one objective. If the problem was related to actual...

aquariuscsm: I'm curious what your results were... of the 140w lube in your 5spd Nissan trans. I see you're using MTG now, so 140w was too thick for you? I was thinking of using it for a week or two in order to see if this quiets my alleged Input Shaft Bearing noise. Can purchase the GL-4...

Originally Posted By: Gotch Manual trans bearings are splash lubed... If they are noisy, they are shot. Thinner oil will not help, it WILL make the noise louder. If you are dropping the trans, then replace the input bearing. It really is not that difficult. If you don't think you can handle it...

Originally Posted By: Doug Hillary Hi, grndslm - You said this "re-lubricating dry transmission bearings"- what do you mean?? Well... I'm not 100% sure they are "dry". But I think the "input shaft" bearing is the culprit for my noise. It's definitely not the throw out bearing, or only the...

OK.... Drove the truck one more time today, same distance.... and now the throwout bearing is making ZERO noise, and the input bearing[s] is definitely noticeable when idling next to a building, or wall. So the hunt continues -- Originally Posted By: mechtech2 You are going the wrong way! The...

Hmm.... Well, it looks like I spoke too soon!!! Drove the truck for its fourth trip, on some back roads today. And it is quite obvious to me now that it's just the throw out bearing. So that's great news, IMO. Made another noise, which I can only assume came from the pressure plate. And there...

Originally Posted By: Shannow Nah, you need to understand that engine oil viscosity and gear oil viscosity are different colours on the same animal... a 40 engine and 90 gear are about the same, so there's no 15W-90. http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/putting-the-simple-back-into-viscosity/ The...

Originally Posted By: Shannow By input shaft bearing, and when on the clutch, do you actually mean throwout bearing ? If so, no oil will fix it. Mobil 424 is the GL-4 fluid chosen by Oz drifters with Nissan boxes. I bought the car, thinking it was the throwout bearing. But from what I've...

Hello, I'm in search of the thinnest gear oil made for a manual transmission. Long story, short is that I just bought a '94 Nissan Hardbody with 208k miles. It doesn't appear to be kept up as well as I'd like, but I got it for just a tad more than scrap value, and it DOES run. Very impressive...

Originally Posted By: friendly_jacek 10W30 is certainly appropriate in your climate. It most certainly is. But no shops actually stock 10w30 in bulk for some reason. Even during winter, 10w30 is more than acceptable. I think are 19 days of the year that it's below freezing here, and even those...

I'm somehow attracted to cars that have anywhere from 150k to 300k miles. Typically, 10w-30 is my cup of tea. I used to use Valvoline only, even Synpower only... but I have noticed that synthetic does seem to clean the dirt deposits around gaskets out fairly quickly. Now, I'm after saving $$$...