Re: Why ATF in Spider Gear Box ?

[Mark Denovich <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John Katos wrote:
> Our 1983 Dodge Omni w/1.6L Peugeot (aka Simca) with a 4 speed manual came
> with ATF trans lube.
The 164 uses ATF in it's manual transmissions (although I think they had 
regular gear oil when they were first being produced... this caused me 
some confusion.)

I believe ATF has more detergents and anti-foaming agents than regular 
motor oil (or certainly gear oil.)  A trick you can do to quiet noisy 
lifters is to add a Qt of ATF to your engine just before an oil change. 
  A hundred miles of driving or so, and the ATF cleans residue out of 
the lifters, and the clicking goes away.

	--Mark
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