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Re: M47, ATF, MTL and additives 200 89

posted by  someone claiming to be chris herbst on  Thu Nov 23 16:51 CST 2000 [RELATED]

Hm... that sounds a little weird.

Why not just try--if you haven't already--replacing the Type F fluid and seeing what happens from there.

I've noticed that the M47 needs the higher friction of the Type F. That's why I say that an anti-friction additive would be counterproductive.

I tried 10w30 oil in the transmission (synthetic) and it did work OK, but overall, the best feel has been with 1 quart of MTL, 1 quart of Type F. I know it is a strange mix, but I arrived there by mistake (ran out of MTL) and that's what I got. I still like the really low-wear qualities of the MTL, which I can judge by the tiny amount of debris produced by the transmission with that particular fluid. Better than synthetic 10w30.

If you haven't changed out the fluid yet... do it. Change it often. That'll help you out a little too. It sure isn't hard, and the standard type F is really cheap. Also overfill the gearbox. They like that.





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