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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - 1500 geabox oil

Just got a recon gearbox for a 1500 and was wondering what was the best make of hypod90 gear oil to put in it.
mark 1500 on the road Preston Lancs

Castrol Syntrans Multivehicle 75w-90 Fully Synthetic MTF (which is GL-4 – old EP80 and EP90 is/was GL-4)

do a thorough oil change by having the existing g/box oil as warm as possible before draining and leave to drain for as long as possible to be able to get out as much existing oil and muck as possible

to start with refill with about two thirds of stated quantity of oil (refills never take the dry fill quantity stated), top up very slowly, better to need to add more than overfill as the oil drips out very, verrrry slowly if you overfill

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-739-castrol-syntrans-multivehicle-75w-90-fully-synthetic-mtf-replaces-smx-s-75w-85.aspx
Nigel Atkins

This thread was discussed on 04/08/2014

MG Midget and Sprite Technical index

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