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No fluid should only last 5000km's before it loses it's lubricating properties......even engine oil will do it's job for close to 15,000km's on the average car.
If you're getting a notchy feeling after only 5000km's on new fluid, there's something wrong with the gearbox and the thicker oils are just disguising it
My partner's gearbox in her daily driver/weekend track car is still on it's first lot of MT90 since the gearbox was built almost 2 years ago and it still feels like the day it was built. Likewise for my gearbox which was rebuilt close to 3 years ago (done about 30,000km's in that time). Not saying Redline is better than everything/anything but in my experience, it does it's job well and I wouldn't try anything else
Benckj wrote:I would have gone the Amsol way if I would have know where to get it. Did a search and the NZ connection came up blank. Already have the MT90 and will give that a go this weekend. Can 'Russki' or 'mr.peal' post up some recommended products and prices here for reference?
I'm sure thare are a number of us that would like to try.
ya we can do that, Iwill get russki to put something up.
as far as putting people in touch with someone to get it, best you just talk to us, since we get the discount for using it on 3 cars plus any other friends who want it, we can give you the name of the guy but you wont get the discount we do, and again, WE DONT MAKE MONEY on this.
That would be good to have. Maybe if you are doing just for the Club with no profit I can put into a sticky for us to reference and you can sell it as a descretionary level. That way you are not committed to price and members have to PM you to order. Just a thought.
Jim Benck
90 rev 1 parts car
98 rev 5 GT- all the mods
Just got reply from amsoil dealer with prices on common products for MR2.
Unfortunately I can see an increase in prices compared to what I paid about 5 months ago.
for example a quart of Long Life 75W-90 gear oil costs $37.50 Six months ago it was $27.75. For those who has LSD use an additive SlipLock $21 a bottle (you need only one).
Motor oil 5L of 10W-30 high performance $142
or Signature series 0W-30 $202.50 (thin oil, good for relatively new cars with low mileage- this is good for 55000 kms)
for high mileage use 20W-50 oil, price will be the same as 10W-30 grade.
power steering fluid $26 per bottle, you will need 2 bottles.
I didn't ask for brake fluid as I use different brand ATE super blue racing (costs something around $85...little posh, I know...)
but Amsoil produces brake fluid as well however I didn't try it.
Coolant Propylene Glycol Amsoil 4L bottle concentrate was something around $65, you need 1 bottle. Last 7 years.
so yeah, not cheap but I look at it from different perspective. I don't drain oil every 6 months, I do it every year or even longer. Gear oil - every 2-3 years ( usually 3) and never had any problem with gears.
The dealer's name is not a secret: Wayne Hill Cars, in ChCh.
Dropped out the Syntrax and installed the Redline MT90. Definite improvement with shifting straight away. Have not had a chance to drive on road much but expect it to be better than the Castrol product. Will see how it preforms next trip away (soon).
Used the leftover Syntrax for my 69 series 2 Landy. The ol' girl didn't know what hit her and she is a smooth as a Landy can be. Perfect for training the kids to operate a manual before I let them drive the MR2.
Jim Benck
90 rev 1 parts car
98 rev 5 GT- all the mods
One of the crew posted that they have had a neodymium magnet made up to go on their drain plug. Some rare earth magnets degrade at temperatures over 55 degrees C. This was a limitation we had to be aware of when pigging oil and gas pipelines. The context was gearbox drain plugs and I am not sure what temp MR2 gearboxes get up to but it is worth considering or at least checking.
