Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 308 mileage

[Jeff Greenfield (coyote]

AFAIK MTL is the wrong oil for a 308 transaxle as it is not a hypoid  
oil.

Redline 75W90 NS is a better choice with a very SMALL amount of  
friction modifier added to keep the LSD happy.

This is my understanding and is what the people at Redline reccomend.

However, I have not been able to confirm that the 308 requires a  
hypoid oil with any certainty.

You don't want to use an oil that is too slippery as the synchros  
require a certain amount of friction to work correctly. Most gear oils  
have friction modifiers added to them for the differential ... This  
presents a challenge with regard to a transaxle.

YMMV,

Jeff

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On Oct 18, 2007, at 7:24 PM, dhanda5 [at] comcast.net wrote:

> Redline MTL gear oil
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> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:20:24
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> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 308 mileage
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>
>   Michel
>   Have you tried any of the super slippery goo stuff in that tranny  
> yet?
>
>   Does any one on the list have any reccomendation for any that they
>   have used in a gearbox....
>   Philip "Phil" Tegtmeier
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