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Old 11-19-2005, 11:35 AM   #1 (permalink)
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oil in tranny? sae 30????

Was reading that some people out there are puttine S.A.E. 30 in there tranny's after they go to a SMF... is this true and what is the purpose of this?
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Re: oil in tranny? sae 30????

For a great source of what oils to put in your ZF transmission, troubleshooting, etc, see the ZF Web Site: http://www.zf.com/na/defaultz.asp
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Re: oil in tranny? sae 30????

Its a little thicker and quites it down a little.
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Re: oil in tranny? sae 30????

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Was reading that some people out there are puttine S.A.E. 30 in there tranny's after they go to a SMF... is this true and what is the purpose of this?

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here is whats recommended by Amsoil for your truck zf trans
http://www.amsoil.com/StoreFront/mtf.aspx
hope this helps you out.
I also use this same fluid in my Ford Taurus SHO manual transmission with excellent results
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