Thread: Alfa Spider dilema question. To fix or not to fix.
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Old 12-10-2007, 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by dkveuro View Post
It is running the special oil Alfa specified for this gearbox..GL-5 .I got it from Vic's Autosports in Dallas.

They tell me thicker oil will wear out the syncros .

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It worked for me when the synchros were already worn. I drained out the atf that was specified in one of my 240ds and put in rotella 15w40 motor oil. The car shifts without crunching now.

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