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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,008 Joined: 12-July 11 From: Portland, Oregon Member No.: 13,308 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() |
So I have had my car about 6 months now. It has 105k on the clock. No record of when the last time the transmission oil was changed. First and second gear syncros are toast, but if I am real careful I can get it to slip in without grinding. Got to put it in first just before you come to a stop. I just changed the oil (Brad Penn) and thought it would be a good time to try some SWEPCO 201 in the transmission. The oil that drained out looked pretty good. Still had an amber color to it but a little on the low side. So now with the SWEPCO 3rd has a real notchy feel to it. second will zip on the teeth as I come down from third with my usual methods. First is even more finicky than before. Outside Temp is 35-45 degree range right now. Will this get better over time? Seems like I went backwards. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Any comments welcome.
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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5,620 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California ![]() ![]() |
To a lot of people oil is like politics and religion. A lot of of racers and professional shops use swepco. It’s supposed to reduce wear and make the components last longer. So if your a racer it will make your trans last longer, which long term lowers your costs to race. For street cars, comfort might be more important to you. From my experience with my 915 gear box, swepco is harder to shift than standard Dino oil. This was really noticeable switching from swepco to Kendall or Brad pen oil. I doubt this is your problem. Using oil other then Swepco, will just make it easier to shift.
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