This one talking about Neons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_toEAYSOB0
This one talking about Neons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_toEAYSOB0
What Ed says in the video is pretty much referring to the T850 trans. The difference is that the T850 does not have any brass synchonizers. All of them including reverse are like what the 89+ 1-2 setups are. Thats why the Mobil1 synthetic works fine in the T850s. I would seriously run standard 5W30 in the 520....
I tried Castrol GTX 5W30 and it is terrible. You can hear a clipping like sound as I shift from 1-2. I would guess it is wearing down the synchonizers.
Interesting this noise did not exist a couple of days before I removed the 50/50 factory fill 5W30/Mobil 1 5W30. Honestly I wish I saved the fluid.
Currently I am running, 30 weight diesel oil but it is tres cranky to shift cold, 32F this morning and took 15 minutes before it shifted OK. I am thinking that perhaps I have a bad syncro (one for 1-2) as the car never did like the 1-2 shift ever since new.
Regards,
Miles
DD '87 Sundance T1, SLH with rear disks
'87 CSX #432 2.5 CB TII, SLH
There is no logical reason to call an Engine a motor.
Randy Hicks
86 GLHS60
86 GLHS 373 : SOLD, but never forgotten
89 Turbo Minivan
83 Turbo Rampage : SOLD
Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
Mobil 5000 comes in a 'regular' and 'high mileage' for the U.S market.
Looking on mobil canada's webpage the Mobil 1000 is the same thing as the 'regular' 5000 sold here in the states and the mobil 2000 is the 'high mileage' version which they are saying is a synthetic blend so its probably not a good idea to use in this case.
1994 Shadow Sedan. 2.2 N/A, A568 400,000 miles. "the science experiment"
1987 Shelby CSX #418. Long term rebuild and restore ?
There is no logical reason to call an Engine a motor.
Randy Hicks
86 GLHS60
86 GLHS 373 : SOLD, but never forgotten
89 Turbo Minivan
83 Turbo Rampage : SOLD
Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
I didnt see posted earlier but is your trans an 87-88 or an 89?
SUCCESS!!!! We have success
Mobil 1000 5W30 works fantastic, Castrol GTX 5W30 sucks big time. Just goes to shows not just any 5W30 works in our transmission.
The shifting with Mobil 1000 5W30 in the car is better than it has ever been!!!
I would like to thank everyone for their help.
Regards,
Miles
DD '87 Sundance T1, SLH with rear disks
'87 CSX #432 2.5 CB TII, SLH
Good deal! Makes total sense to me as your 87 trans has brass for all 5 synchros. Brass rings love the standard Mobil 5w30
izzz not castrol
.. castrol kills
believe it or not the trans has the same stiff to shift cold issues with the early atf fill the 525 trans came with too
guess you learned not to put castrol in your engine from this too .. right?
(cost me 6 motors before I switched to q state)