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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 09:57 PM
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what oil can i use in my tranny to shut up the syncros? i have a 92 f150 i6 5spd and sometimes the tranny is just loud enough to drive me insane. what oil is supposed to go in these trannys anyway?
 
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 12:16 AM
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They use automatic trans fluid. I put full synthetic in my 92F150 4x4 with a 5.0 5sp this summer. Used just under 4 quarts. It made a big difference on how smooth it shifted.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 07:49 AM
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sometimes if you have a custom it can be loud in the cab... my advice if you do have a custom... put a jacket or old towel around your stick on the floor... takes 30% of the noise away...
 
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 01:46 PM
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its actually an xlt but that old towel idea still sounds like it would work. also, what oils would you guys reccomend?
 
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 02:19 PM
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i put royal purple (ATF Max synthetic) in my trannys and 75w140 synthetic in my diffs... Mobil 1 is also a great top rated synthetic brand that I use...
 
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