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jcb986 06-12-2012 12:11 PM

TITAN SINTOPOID 75W-90 synthetic axle fluid from Pelican Parts

Bala 10-17-2012 01:39 PM

Titan Sintopoid is not the oil for cold climate areas. Until the tranny warms up it is so hard to shift. Crunches and get you wondering if something is wrong with the tranny. Did not have that with the old oil that was in the car. Switching to Porsche fluid.

thstone 10-17-2012 08:49 PM

I had my local shop use original Porsche oil when the shift arm was backing out of the transaxle and I had a small leak (and poor shifting). Oil re-fill was about $200 + $100 labor.

Bala 10-18-2012 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by thstone (Post 309681)
I had my local shop use original Porsche oil when the shift arm was backing out of the transaxle and I had a small leak (and poor shifting). Oil re-fill was about $200 + $100 labor.

28 bucks a liter times 3 and DIY. Add few bucks for the plug seal. $90 tops.

Homeboy981 10-18-2012 04:46 AM

One more note about the Amsoil…

It is GOOD on COLD shifts! First to second is no problem, even when cold.

Feels better than whatever was in there before, most likely Porsche stuff. Very good on HOT days too! Have not missed a shift since I have run this stuff. It seems to "slide" into gear easier. At a stop the gearshift moves with little effort (NOTE: that may be more indicative of gear wear than actual lubrication however).

We'll see how it looks when I have to replace it in another 60k miles!

@JD - can you get that oil by the liter? :D


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