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Manual trans fluid mixed with oil for cleaning?
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curtains
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Dec 25, 2009, 11:29 PM
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Ok so I just changed the trans oil (manual trans) in my car and i have about 1.5L left of trans oil, i read that alot of people mixed half auto trans oil with half normal engine oil and run for about 500miles to clean out the engine, then change the oil and filter again with full engine oil.
Does this still work with manual (non LSD) trans oil?
my engine only takes about 3L so 1.5L of trans oil is perfect if this does work.
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steve01832
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Dec 26, 2009, 10:47 AM
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I strongly advise against that. The engine's recommended oil viscosity should not be altered in any way because of the tighter tolerances in today's engines. If you start mixing oils, and they don't lubricate properly, it's an expensive lesson learned.
Steve
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Sidom
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Dec 26, 2009, 12:09 PM
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Exactly what steve said..... There is no comparison between gear oil & ATF, two completely different oils. Although I've heard of running ATF in engines I wouldn't suggest it. There are products available to flush the engine, they're installed, run for a few minutes and then drained out with the oil & filter changed....
If the engine has high miles with excessive sludge build up inside I wouldn't recommend even doing that. You could actually do more harm than good. Breaking up & loosing all that sludge could plug up oil ports or pickup screens. I flush engines on a case by case situation
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curtains
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Dec 26, 2009, 10:42 PM
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Ok cool thanks guys
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jason32038
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Dec 28, 2009, 2:56 AM
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I wouldnt do it.
(This post was edited by jason32038 on Dec 28, 2009, 2:57 AM)
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