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Amsoil MTF
Hi,
I was looking into Amsoil MTF for my next transmission fluid change. Does anyone have experience w/this oil? From previous posts, it doenst look like too many people have tried it.
I like that Amsoil lists it as a replacement for Honda MTF. However, one thing that bothered me about the Amsoil MTF oil is that its rated at 5W-30, Is that right? Isn't Honda MTF like 75W-80?
Heres the oil I'm looking at:
http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/mtf.aspxh...efront/mtf.aspx
I was looking into Amsoil MTF for my next transmission fluid change. Does anyone have experience w/this oil? From previous posts, it doenst look like too many people have tried it.
I like that Amsoil lists it as a replacement for Honda MTF. However, one thing that bothered me about the Amsoil MTF oil is that its rated at 5W-30, Is that right? Isn't Honda MTF like 75W-80?
Heres the oil I'm looking at:
http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/mtf.aspxh...efront/mtf.aspx
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Originally Posted by i77ac_10,Feb 5 2006, 03:23 AM
Hi,
I was looking into Amsoil MTF for my next transmission fluid change. Does anyone have experience w/this oil? From previous posts, it doenst look like too many people have tried it.
I like that Amsoil lists it as a replacement for Honda MTF. However, one thing that bothered me about the Amsoil MTF oil is that its rated at 5W-30, Is that right? Isn't Honda MTF like 75W-80?
Heres the oil I'm looking at:
http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/mtf.aspxh...efront/mtf.aspx
I was looking into Amsoil MTF for my next transmission fluid change. Does anyone have experience w/this oil? From previous posts, it doenst look like too many people have tried it.
I like that Amsoil lists it as a replacement for Honda MTF. However, one thing that bothered me about the Amsoil MTF oil is that its rated at 5W-30, Is that right? Isn't Honda MTF like 75W-80?
Heres the oil I'm looking at:
http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/mtf.aspxh...efront/mtf.aspx
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Ah ic, gear oil and engine oil are rated differently. I'm not sure what the translation is, but on the Redline site the MTL fluid is rated as a 70W80 GL-4 Gear Oil (SAE 5W30/10W30 engine oil viscosity).
This is sort of confusing. So assuming that Honda MTF is 10W-30, by going w/the Amsoil stuff am running a thinner weight? Is that ok?
This is sort of confusing. So assuming that Honda MTF is 10W-30, by going w/the Amsoil stuff am running a thinner weight? Is that ok?
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Oh, I think they are rated differently because they are tested at different operating temperatures. My from google search: "Gear oil viscosity is measured at 150 F vs. 210 F for motor oil"
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Another note, on Redline's datasheet, they list Redline MTL as a 70W80 gear oil and as a 5W30 motor oil. Heres a table of some of the specs that were published on the Amsoil and Redline websites:
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