Re: [T3] GL5 - MT1 safe for VW trannies

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 19 Mar 2002, at 14:48, Mark Fuhriman wrote:

> If I remember our recent discussion correctly, copper is not the issue, as
> bronze and brass both have copper.  The issue is the percentage of *aluminum*
> and *zinc* used in the VW brass alloy, and that conventional GL-5 lubricants
> seem to have adverse effects on the Al and Zi.  The question that remains
> unanswered (I think) is the compatibility with the synthetic GL-5 lubricants.

It was the brass vs. bronze issue (zinc vs tin) that made the difference. If this 
stuff really does work with either, then it should be fine.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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