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5-speed failure
Posted by Robert Davis (more from Robert Davis) on Thu, 15 Mar 2001 00:06:44
In Reply to: 87 9kt 5-speed tranny failed.... Redline MTL ??, MarkusD, Wed, 14 Mar 2001 16:26:51
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Well, I'll have to go along with Stevec and speculate that the light weight of MTL may be the reason this is a bad choice for the 9K tranny.
You, me, Townsend Imports, and a half-dozen or more past respondents to TSN have experienced catastrophic failures using this fluid. I don't think I've heard of any of this nature happening with any other fluid.
FWIW, I emailed Redline about a year ago and their response, though legally non-commital, left no doubt in my mind that Redline feels that the 9K needs a heavier fluid. This is interesting in that they've been advertising this stuff in Nines Magazine for years without a single indication that it may destroy 9K transaxles. If you believe their ads it is a miracle fluid for any manual transmission.
I still say that using anything other than Saab's own synthetic fluid or 10w30 fossil engine oil is playing in the street, pun unintended.
Posts in this Thread:
- 87 9kt 5-speed tranny failed.... Redline MTL ??, MarkusD, Wed, 14 Mar 2001 16:26:51
- 5-speed failure, Robert Davis, Thu, 15 Mar 2001 00:06:44 <-- Viewing This Message
- Such a major transplant should have called for a REBUILT, Daren, Wed, 14 Mar 2001 20:30:37
- Re: 87 9kt 5-speed tranny failed.... Redline MTL ??, Rob O'C, Wed, 14 Mar 2001 19:06:15
- well....they can fail at that mileage with 10W30 too....so..., stevec in bc, Wed, 14 Mar 2001 17:31:01
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