Just a few questions
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Just a few questions
Ok I'm getting my 89 BII ready for the trail/road.I got the truck used{repo man}.I don't know anything about the oil that is in it now.What I would like to know is what kind of oil do ya'll think I should use in it?I run Castrol 10W-30 in my 89 ranger and my 94 Crown vic P71.Would this be ok to use in the BII?
Also I have to have the auto trans rebuild,is there a good syn trans fluid to run in it to help keep the heat down?I'm runing a bigger cooler on it and I went to try to make last as long as I can.
The BII is a stock 89 2.9l,auto,with ?14560 miles.IT WILL STAY STOCK TO.
Also I have to have the auto trans rebuild,is there a good syn trans fluid to run in it to help keep the heat down?I'm runing a bigger cooler on it and I went to try to make last as long as I can.
The BII is a stock 89 2.9l,auto,with ?14560 miles.IT WILL STAY STOCK TO.
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For your particular application, I'd use a 10w30 diesel rated dino. I realize you dont have a diesel, but hear me out. The diesel rating (CH-4, CI-4, SL) will have more antiwear additive (ZDDP), more anti-foaming additive, more soot-handling capabilities, and more cleaning agents. This will help any motor, not just a diesel. Something like Rotella T, Mystik JT-8 or Delo would work fine.
Good luck with your B2, just watch the water level religiously. They are notorious for developing a crack in the cylinder head which lets water into the oil. If this happens, a set of world products cylinder heads is the answer.
Tranny fluid, pretty much anything you want to use that has the right ratings will work OK. Especially with the big cooler. If you use synthetic, watch for leaks. My brother lost a manual transmission to synthetic fluid when most of it leaked out.
Good luck with your B2, just watch the water level religiously. They are notorious for developing a crack in the cylinder head which lets water into the oil. If this happens, a set of world products cylinder heads is the answer.
Tranny fluid, pretty much anything you want to use that has the right ratings will work OK. Especially with the big cooler. If you use synthetic, watch for leaks. My brother lost a manual transmission to synthetic fluid when most of it leaked out.
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Thanks Rusty70f100
I never though of the diesel oil,but that doese make sense.As far as the tranny goes I guess I'll stay with what every the guy that rebuilds it sayes to use,unless someone has a better idea.
Thanks again!!
I never though of the diesel oil,but that doese make sense.As far as the tranny goes I guess I'll stay with what every the guy that rebuilds it sayes to use,unless someone has a better idea.
Thanks again!!
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I have been running Mobil 1 ATF in my Mazda 5 speed for the last 35,000 miles and have not experienced any leaks. I change my tranny fluid every 30,000 miles too, figuring heat will take a toll on the fluid over the long run. As for running cooler, I have read that a shift kit that tightens up the shifting will help prevent heat buildup from soft shifts. Soft shifts are desired by much of the public and are created by allowing the tranny to run both gears for a split second. My wifes Aerostar was very soft on the 2-3 shift. I put a shift kit on and it is much better. Shift kits vary depending on your tranny, but include valve body kits where you have to tear the pan off, electronic kits that wire in, and vacuum kits that affect the vacuum modulator. My motorhome E350 has an electonic kit and it works great. The Aerostar has the vacuum. For vacuum you can do it yourself. Essentially they create a filtered vacuum leak to fool the vacuum modulator into thinking that you have your foot into it all the time. I used to hate the Aerostar tranny, but now I love to drive it it shifts so nice. All for $10 in parts.
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Thanks fo the info .I was thinking of the shift kit already.Im am doing a complet rebuild on the trans ,thats why I was asking about useing a synthetic trans fluid.It would start as a new trans with synthetic in it. What do you think?
Thanks fo the info .I was thinking of the shift kit already.Im am doing a complet rebuild on the trans ,thats why I was asking about useing a synthetic trans fluid.It would start as a new trans with synthetic in it. What do you think?
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Sounds great! I figure the tranny fluid is in there for a long time (maybe 30,000 miles) and so the cost of a synthetic goes a lot longer than with motor oil so that, on balance, it amounts to peanuts in the long run.
What kind of shift kit did you decide on? I am no expert, nor all that knowledgable, but I would think the mechanical (valve body) kits are the best. I saw an add for one electronic kit that had a switch under the dash with three settings: stock, towing, and race, or something like that.
Oh yeah, another thing to think about. They sell kits where you can mount a spin on oil filter in the tranny fluid line. Maybe overkill though.
What kind of shift kit did you decide on? I am no expert, nor all that knowledgable, but I would think the mechanical (valve body) kits are the best. I saw an add for one electronic kit that had a switch under the dash with three settings: stock, towing, and race, or something like that.
Oh yeah, another thing to think about. They sell kits where you can mount a spin on oil filter in the tranny fluid line. Maybe overkill though.
