Results from changing my tranny oil to SWEPCO 201, Comments on transmission oil. |
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Results from changing my tranny oil to SWEPCO 201, Comments on transmission oil. |
steuspeed |
Dec 18 2011, 07:20 PM
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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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'73-914kid |
Dec 20 2011, 06:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,473 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Vista, CA Member No.: 9,714 Region Association: Southern California |
And all this after spendning $50 on a gallon of swepco. perfect.
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J P Stein |
Dec 20 2011, 08:42 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
And all this after spendning $50 on a gallon of swepco. perfect. Just use it. I've torn down my trans several times over the years (rebuilt in around 1998) for modification. Everything looks great after years of abuse.....and it's still going strong with Swepco. It's been pushing over 200hp/ft/lbs thru it since 2000 with fat stickey tiars.....now over 300hp/ft/lbs.....with fatter stickies. This crapping on Swepco comes up every few years. |
Dr Evil |
Dec 20 2011, 08:51 PM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 23,001 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
And all this after spendning $50 on a gallon of swepco. perfect. Just use it. I've torn down my trans several times over the years (rebuilt in around 1998) for modification. Everything looks great after years of abuse.....and it's still going strong with Swepco. It's been pushing over 200hp/ft/lbs thru it since 2000 with fat stickey tiars.....now over 300hp/ft/lbs.....with fatter stickies. This crapping on Swepco comes up every few years. Swepco is great for boxes that are being torn down and RnRed often. |
J P Stein |
Dec 20 2011, 10:06 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
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Dr Evil |
Dec 21 2011, 05:50 AM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 23,001 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Swepco is great for boxes that are being torn down and RnRed often. Humm.... funny, I never had to replace a part in it except to change gear ratios and to install an LSD. I learned sumthin' new. The detergent quality on Swepco causes yoru box to be very clean inside, no? Is it magic and it causes dirt and particles to dissolve into the ether? No, it is that it keeps such things suspended in solution. Regular dino oil allows crap to fall to the bottom of the case thus keeping it out of your gears and bearings. If you open and clean your case often, then this becomes less of a problem as you clean and change the Swepco. If you use Swepco, you need to be replacing it sooner rather than later. The recommendations for dino oil are 10Kmi, I would change Swepco far sooner. |
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