its just the fluid is too cold and thick on cold mornings... either let your car warm up longer or double clutch for the first couple gears you row through

mines done this for 4.5 years now

 

That's what I found; the Redline doesn't seem to work quite as well as Royal Purple on my transmission. I chalk it down to a tolerance thing. At this point I'm going to either try BG or mineral oils for my next swap and see if it helps.

Once the transmission warms up though, it's butter smooth.

 

I'd like to chime in regarding the right transmission fluid to put into the car but don't want to get flamed, especially since I haven't put it on my car yet (I've got the fluids sitting here).

Like some have mentioned before, a 50/50 mix of Redline MT-90 and Redline MTL should alleviate the cold starting issues while still providing very good protection for the tranny.

Ideally MT-90 is the right one, but that's like recommending a monograde oil for our cars that face multiple seasons of the year. All that grinding after a cold start will take its toll, even if the fluid protects perfectly when its warm.

MT-90 is too thick for our cars (well unless you're track racing it) while MTL is a bit light. Though some cringe on the thought of mixing these fluids, they shouldn't be as they were designed for this so it can work best for most applications.

BTW I found Jax's post on the BITOG forums about what are good tranny fluids: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...96#Post1118096

Any of the ones mentioned should work well. The thing to avoid is a GL5 fluid (the new owner's manuals recommend just a GL4), which the RP is. GL5 is good stuff for trannies that can take it.. unfortunately, not ours from the looks of it.

 

Have to agree with gundarx - I've tried all sorts of fluids, Syntek, MT-90, Esso, but found the mix of Redline MT-90 and one third of MTL to be best. Four years now, no grind, no stiffness in -30* weather, just smooth....


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good. i really dont want to go through the whole warranty hassle. thanks