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Old Jun 26, 2011 | 12:43 PM
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help with transmission fluid change

so i was going to change my transmission fluid today, but i noticed alot of people saying something about max gear oil for the differential here on the forums. i had already order 4 quarts of mt90 from redline website. would it be OK if i used that in the differential instead of the max gear oil from redline? if not i guess i will be saling 2 quarts of mt90 on here.
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Old Jun 26, 2011 | 01:06 PM
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I would say no, you're going to want a 75w-90 oil in the diff. Sell two quarts of the MT-90.
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Old Jun 26, 2011 | 02:33 PM
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when you say transmission, do you mean an auto transmission or manual gearbox , I'm asking just in case you think its the same lubricant.
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Old Jun 26, 2011 | 03:54 PM
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Also you need a different type of oil for the diff don't you? I think I read on here gl-4 for the transmission and gl-5 for the diff in the manuals.
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 03:09 AM
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Read the owner's manual for the right spec for the transmission.
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 03:19 AM
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Don't use MT90 in the diff.
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 04:20 AM
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Title is wrong.

Fluid is in a automatic transmission; gear oil is in a manual transmission.

I still can't tell if he wants to change his manual transmisssion gear oil or not.

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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 02:30 PM
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lol yea sorry it took so long to reply back. it is a manual and i don't why i put fluid in the title. i just order the max gear oil for the diff though so if anyone knows of anyone that wants 2 quarts of mt90 gear oil lol hit me up. im selling it for 30 with free shipping.
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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 12:48 AM
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Jeesh 30 for both bottles with free shipping?
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